Chironominae
Encyclopedia
Chironominae is a subfamily of midge
s in the non-biting midge family
(Chironomidae
).
Midge
A midge is a very small, two-winged flying insect. "Midge" may also refer to:-Real:* Midge Costanza , American politician* Mildred Gillars , aka "Midge", American broadcaster of Nazi propaganda during World War II...
s in the non-biting midge family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Chironomidae
Chironomidae
Chironomidae are a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae...
).
Genera
- Tribe ChironominiChironominiChironomini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:*Genus Apedilum Townes, 1945 *A. elachistus Townes, 1945*A. subcinctum Townes, 1945*Genus Axarus Roback 1980*A. dorneri...
- AxarusAxarusThe genus Axarus is widely distributed with records from the Holarctic, the Neotropics and Australasia . There are currently 5 described nearctic species . Erected as a subgenus of Xenochironomus , Axarus was subsequently renamed and elevated to generic status ...
Roback 1980 - BaeotendipesBaeotendipesBaeotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges, in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - BeckidiaBeckidiaBeckidia is a genus of European and African non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*B. biraensis Zorina, 2006*B. connexa Zorina, 2006*B. hirsti...
Sæther 1979 - CarbochironomusCarbochironomusCarbochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. improvisus Reiss & Kirschbaum, 1990...
Reiss & Kirschbaum 1990 - ChernovskiiaChernovskiiaChernovskiia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. macrocera Sæther, 1977*C. orbicus...
Sæther 1977 - ChironomusChironomusChironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family, Chironomidae.-Species:*Chironomus anonimi Williston *Chironomus anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 *Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975...
MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1803 - CladopelmaCladopelmaCladopelma is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae and tribe [] of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Species are distributed world-wide Cladopelma is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae and tribe [(Chironomini)] of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - CryptochironomusCryptochironomusCryptochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. albofasciatus *C. argus Roback, 1957*C. blarina...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1918 - CryptotendipesCryptotendipesCryptotendipes is a genus of holarctic non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. ariel *C. casuarius *C. darbyi...
Lenz, 1941 - DemeijereaDemeijereaDemeijerea is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. abruptus *D. brachialis *D. obreptus...
Kruseman, 1933 - DemicryptochironomusDemicryptochironomusDemicryptochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. cuneatus *D. fastigatus *D. latior Reiss, 1988...
Lenz, 1941 - DicrotendipesDicrotendipesDicrotendipes is a worldwide genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. adnilus Epler, 1987 *D. aethiops *D. botaurus...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - EinfeldiaEinfeldiaEinfeldia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*E. austini Beck & Beck, 1970*E. brunneipennis Johannsen, 1905*E. chelonia...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1924 - EndochironomusEndochironomusEndochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*E. albipennis *E. nigricans *E. oldenbergi Goetghebuer, 1932...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1918 - GlyptotendipesGlyptotendipesGlyptotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*G. aequalis *G. amplus Townes, 1945*G. barbipes...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - GraceusGraceusGraceus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*G. ambiguus Goetghebuer 1928...
Goetghebuer, 1928 - HarnischiaHarnischiaHarnischia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*H. angularis Albu & Botnariuc, 1966*H. curtilamellata *H. fuscimana Kieffer, 1921...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - KiefferulusKiefferulusKiefferulus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*K. dux *K. tendipediformis...
Goetghebuer, 1922 - KloosiaKloosiaKloosia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*K. pusilla...
Kruseman 1933 - LipiniellaLipiniellaLipiniella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*L. araenicola Shilova, 1961*L. moderata Kalugina, 1970*L. prima Shilova, Kerkis & Kiknadze, 1993...
Shilova 1961 - Lauterborniella Thienemann & Bause, 1913
- MicrochironomusMicrochironomusMicrochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*M. deribae *M. lendli *M. nigrovittatus...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1918 - MicrotendipesMicrotendipesMicrotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*M. anticus *M. brevitarsis Brundin, 1947*M. britteni...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1915 - NilothaumaNilothaumaNilothauma is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*N. babiyi *N. bicorne *N. mirabile...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - OmisusOmisusOmisus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*O. caledonicus *O. pica Townes, 1945...
Townes, 1945 - PagastiellaPagastiellaPagastiella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. orophila *P. ostansa...
Brundin, 1949 - ParachironomusParachironomusParachironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. abortivus *P. aculeatus *P. acutus...
Lenz, 1921 - ParacladopelmaParacladopelmaParacladopelma is a genus of Palearctic and Nearctic non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. alphaeus *P. camptolabis *P. doris...
Harnisch, 1923 - ParalauterborniellaParalauterborniellaParalauterborniella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. nigrohalteralis...
Lenz, 1941 - ParatendipesParatendipesParatendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. albimanus *P. basidens Townes, 1945*P. fuscitibia Sublette, 1960...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1911 - PhaenopsectraPhaenopsectraPhaenopsectra is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. albescens *P. dyari *P. flavipes *P. incompta...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - PolypedilumPolypedilumPolypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This is probably is the most species-rich of all chironomid genera.-Species:*Subgenus Cerobregma Zhang & Wang 1999...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1912 - SaetheriaSaetheriaSaetheria is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. hirta Saether, 1983*S. reissi Jackson, 1977*S. tylus...
Jackson, 1977 - SergentiaSergentiaSergentia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. albescens *S. baueri Wülker, Kiknadze, Kerkis & Nevers, 1999*S. coracina...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1922 - StenochironomusStenochironomusStenochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. aestivalis Townes, 1945*S. albipalpus Borkent, 1984*S. annettae Borkent, 1984...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1919 - StictochironomusStictochironomusStictochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. albicrus *S. annulicrus *S. crassiforceps...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1919 - SynendotendipesSynendotendipesSynendotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. luski Grodhaus, 1987*S. abranchius *S. dispar *S. impar...
Grodhaus, 1987 - TribelosTribelosTribelos is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*T. ater *T. donatoris *T. fuscicorne...
Townes, 1945 - XenochironomusXenochironomusXenochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*X. trisetosis *X. ugandae...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - ZavreliellaZavreliellaZavreliella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*Z. marmorata...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1920 - Tribe PseudochironominiPseudochironominiPseudochironomini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:* Genius Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915*P. anas Townes, 1945*P. articaudus Saether, 1977*P. badius Saether, 1977...
- PseudochironomusPseudochironomusPseudochironomus is a genus of European and North American non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. anas Townes, 1945*P. articaudus Saether, 1977*P. badius Saether, 1977...
MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1915 - Tribe TanytarsiniTanytarsiniTanytarsini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera & Species:* Genius Afrozavrelia Harrison, 2004*A. kribiensis * Genius Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1921*C. amandus Hirvenoja, 1962...
- AfrozavreliaAfrozavreliaAfrozavrelia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae that are closely related to Zavrelia.-Species:*A. kribiensis...
Harrison, 2004 - CladotanytarsusCladotanytarsusCladotanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. amandus Hirvenoja, 1962*C. atridorsum Kieffer, 1924*C. australomancus Glover, 1973...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - CorynoceraCorynoceraCorynocera is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. ambigua Zetterstedt, 1837*C. oliveri Lindeberg, 1970...
ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
, 1838 - MicropsectraMicropsectraMicropsectra is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1909 - NeozavreliaNeozavreliaNeozavrelia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. From the tribe Tanytarsini, There are 23 described species.-Distribution:...
Goetghebuer, 1941 - ParapsectraParapsectraParapsectra is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. chionophila *P. nana...
Reiss, 1969 - ParatanytarsusParatanytarsusParatanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:* Paratanytarsus corbii Trivinho-Strixino, 2010* Paratanytarsus grimmi...
Thienemann & Bause, 1913 - RheotanytarsusRheotanytarsusRheotanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Thienemann & Bause, 1913 - StempellinaStempellinaStempellina is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Thienemann & Bause, 1913 - StempellinellaStempellinellaStempellinella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Brundin, 1947 - TanytarsusTanytarsusTanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family .-Species:*T. aberrans Lindeberg, 1970*T. aculeatus Brundin, 1949*T. anderseni Fittkau & Reiss, 1971...
van der Wulp, 1874 - VirgatanytarsusVirgatanytarsusVirgatanytarsus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
Pinder, 1982 - ZavreliaZavreliaZavrelia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.Species of the genus are small to minute chironomids, which are recorded from both continents of the northern hemisphere...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913