Chironomidae
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Chironomoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chironomidae
Subfamiliae (11 + 1†):
Aphroteniinae –
Buchonomyiinae –
Chilenomyiinae –
Chironominae –
Diamesinae –
Orthocladiinae –
Podonominae –
Prodiamesinae –
Tanypodinae –
Telmatogetoninae –
Usambaromyiinae –
†Aenneinae
Overview of genera (450 + 5†)
[edit]A
[edit]Aagaardia –
Abiskomyia –
Ablabesmyia –
Acalcarella –
Acamptocladius –
Acricotopus –
Aedokritus –
Aenne –
Afrochlus –
Allocladius –
Allometriocnemus –
Allotrissocladius –
Alotanypus –
Amazonimyia –
Amblycladius –
Amnihayesomyia –
Amphismittia –
Anaphrotenia –
Anatopynia –
Ancylocladius –
Andamanus –
Antillocladius –
Anuncotendipes –
Apedilum –
Aphrotenia –
Aphroteniella –
Apometriocnemus –
Apsectrotanypus –
Archaeochlus –
Arctodiamesa –
Arctomyia –
Arctopelopia –
Arctosmittia –
Asachironomus –
Asclerina –
Asheum –
Australopelopia –
Austrobrillia –
Austrochlus –
Austrocladius –
Axarus
B
[edit]Baeoctenus –
Baeotendipes –
Bavarismittia –
Beardius –
Beckidia –
Belgica –
Bethbilbeckia –
Biwatendipes –
Boreochlus –
Boreoheptagyia –
Boreosmittia –
Botryocladius –
Brillia –
Brundiniella –
Brunieria –
Bryophaenocladius –
Buchonomyia –
Burmeisteria
C
[edit]Caladomyia –
Camposimyia –
Camptocladius –
Cantopelopia –
Carbochironomus –
Cardiocladius –
Cataliptus –
Ceratopogon –
Chaetocladius –
Chasmatonotus –
Chernovskiia –
Chilenomyia –
Chirocladius –
Chironomus –
Chrysopelopia –
Cladopelma –
Cladotanytarsus –
Clinochironomus –
Clinotanypus –
Clunio –
Coelopynia –
Coelotanypus –
Coffmania –
Collartomyia –
Colosmittia –
Compteromesa –
Compterosmittia –
Conchapelopia –
Conochironomus –
Conocladius –
Constempellina –
Corynocera –
Corynoneura –
Corytibacladius –
Cricotopus –
Cryptochironomus –
Cryptotendipes –
Cyphomella
D
[edit]Dactylocladius –
Daitoyusurika –
Demeijerea –
Demicryptochironomus –
Denopelopia –
Diamesa –
Dicrotendipes –
Diplocladius –
Diplosmittia –
Djalmabatista –
Doithrix –
Dolichocladius –
Dolichopelma –
Doloplastus –
Doncricotopus –
Dratnalia
E
[edit]Echinocladius –
Edwardsidia –
Einfeldia –
Endochironomus –
Endotribelos –
Epoicocladius –
Epotanytarsus –
Eretmoptera –
Eukiefferiella –
Eurycnemus –
Euryhapsis –
Eusmittia –
Eutrichocladius
F
[edit]Fissimentum –
Fittkauimyia –
Fleuria –
Freemaniella –
Friederia
G
[edit]Georthocladius –
Gillotia –
Glushkovella –
Glyptotendipes –
Goeldichironomus –
Goetghebueria –
Graceus –
Gravatamberus –
Gressittius –
Gripekovenia –
Guassutanypus –
Guttipelopia –
Gymnometriocnemus –
Gynnidocladius –
Gynocladius
H
[edit]Hahayusurika –
Halocladius –
Hanochironomus –
Hanocladius –
Harnischia –
Harrisius –
Harrisonina –
Hayesomyia –
Heleniella –
Henrardia –
Heptagyia –
Heterotanytarsus –
Heterotrissocladius –
Hevelius –
Himatendipes –
Hirosimayusurika –
Hudsonimyia –
Hydrobaenus
I
[edit]Ichthyocladius –
Ikiprimus –
Ikisecundus –
Imparipecten –
Indoaxarus –
Indocladius –
Ionthosmittia
K
[edit]Kaluginia –
Kamelopelopia –
Kaniwhaniwhanus –
Kiefferophyes –
Kiefferulus –
Kloosia –
Knepperia –
Krenopelopia –
Krenopsectra –
Krenosmittia –
Kribiobius –
Kribiocosmus –
Kribiodorum –
Kribiodosis –
Kribiopelma –
Kribiothauma –
Kribioxenus –
Kurobebrillia –
Kuschelius
L
[edit]Labrundinia –
Lappodiamesa –
Lappokiefferiella –
Lapposmittia –
Larsia –
Lasiodiamesa –
Laurotanypus –
Lauterborniella –
Lepidopelopia –
Lepidopodus –
Lerheimia –
Limaya –
Limnophyes –
Lindebergia –
Linevitshia –
Lipiniella –
Lipurometriocnemus –
Lithotanytarsus –
Litocladius –
Ljungneria –
Lobodiamesa –
Lobomyia –
Lobosmittia –
Lopescladius –
Lunditendipes –
Lyrocladius
M
[edit]Macropelopia –
Manoa –
Maoridiamesa –
Mapucheptagyia –
Maryella –
Mecaorus –
Megacentron –
Mesocricotopus –
Mesosmittia –
Metapelopia –
Metriocnemus –
Microchironomus –
Micropsectra –
Microtendipes –
Microzetia –
Molleriella –
Mongolchironomus –
Mongolcladius –
Mongolyusurika –
Monodiamesa –
Monopelopia –
Murraycladius
N
[edit]Nakataia –
Nandeva –
Nanocladius –
Naonella –
Nasuticladius –
Natarsia –
Natvigia –
Neelamia –
Neobrillia –
Neopodonomus –
Neostempellina –
Neozavrelia –
Nepalia –
Nesiocladius –
Nilodorum –
Nilodosis –
Nilotanypus –
Nilothauma –
Notocladius
O
[edit]Odontomesa –
Okayamayusurika –
Okinawayusurika –
Olecryptotendipes –
Oleia –
Oliveridia –
Omisus –
Onconeura –
Ophryophorus –
Oreadomyia –
Orthocladius –
Ortroyia –
Oryctochlus –
Oukuriella
P
[edit]Pagastia –
Pagastiella –
Pamirocesa –
Paraboreochlus –
Paraborniella –
Parachaetocladius –
Parachironomus –
Paracladius –
Paracladopelma –
Paracricotopus –
Paradoxocladius –
Paraheptagyia –
Parakiefferiella –
Paralauterborniella –
Paralimnophyes –
Paramerina –
Parametriocnemus –
Paranilothauma –
Parapentaneura –
Paraphaenocladius –
Paraphrotenia –
Parapsectra –
Parapsectrocladius –
Parasmittia –
Paratanytarsus –
Paratendipes –
Paratrichocladius –
Paratrissocladius –
Parochlus –
Parorthocladius –
Parvitergum –
Paucispinigera –
Pelomus –
Pentaneura –
Pentaneurella –
Pentapedilum –
Petalocladius –
Phaenopelma –
Phaenopsectra –
Physoneura –
Phytotelmatocladius –
Pirara –
Platysmittia –
Plhudsonia –
Podochlus –
Podonomopsis –
Podonomus –
Polypedilum –
Pontomyia –
Potthastia –
Prochironomus –
Procladius –
Prodiamesa –
Propsilocerus –
Protanypus –
Psectrocladius –
Psectrotanypus –
Pseudhydrobaenus –
Pseudobrillia –
Pseudochironomus –
Pseudodiamesa –
Pseudokiefferiella –
Pseudorthocladius –
Pseudosmittia –
Psilochironomus –
Psilometriocnemus –
Psychodocha –
Pterosis
Q
[edit]R
[edit]Reissmesa –
Rhamphomyia –
Rheochlus –
Rheocricotopus –
Rheomus –
Rheopelopia –
Rheosmittia –
Rheotanytarsus –
Rhinocladius –
Rhopalocladius –
Riethia –
Robackia
S
[edit]Saetheria –
Saetheriella –
Saetherocladius –
Saetherocryptus –
Saetherolabis –
Saetheromyia –
Saetherops –
Sasayusurika –
Semiocladius –
Seppia –
Sergentia –
Setukoyusurika –
Shangomyia –
Shilovia –
Skusella –
Skutzia –
Smittia –
Spaniotoma –
Stackelbergina –
Stelechomyia –
Stempellina –
Stempellinella –
Stenochironomus –
Stictochironomus –
Stictocladius –
Stictotendipes –
Stilocladius –
Sublettea –
Sublettiella –
Sumatendipes –
Symbiocladius –
Sympotthastia –
Syndiamesa –
Synendotendipes –
Synorthocladius
T
[edit]Tanypus –
Tanytarsus –
Tapajos –
Tavastia –
Telmatogeton –
Telmatopelopia –
Telopelopia –
Tempisquitoneura –
Tendipedini –
Tethymyia –
Thalassomya –
Thalassosmittia –
Thienemannia –
Thienemanniella –
Thienemannimyia –
Thienemanniola –
Tipula –
Tobachironomus –
Tokunagaia –
Tokunagayusurika –
Tokyobrillia –
Tosayusurika –
Townsia –
Toyamayusurika –
Tribelos –
Trichosmittia –
Trichotanypus –
Tripelma –
Trissocladius –
Trissopelopia –
Tritanytarsus –
Trondia –
Tsudayusurika –
Tusimayusurika –
Tvetenia
U
[edit]Uirassubrillia –
Unniella –
Usambaromyia
V
[edit]Virgatanytarsus –
Vivacricotopus
W
[edit]X
[edit]Xenochironomus –
Xenopelopia –
Xestochironomus –
Xestotendipes –
Xiaomyia –
Xylochironomus –
Xylotopus
Y
[edit]Yaeprimus –
Yaequartus –
Yaequintus –
Yaesecundus –
Yaetanytarsus –
Yaetertius –
Yama –
Yarrhpelopia –
Yuasaiella
Z
[edit]Zalutschia –
Zavrelia –
Zavreliella –
Zavrelimyia –
Zelentsoviella –
Zhouomyia –
Zuluchironomus
Exctinct taxa
[edit]†Cretaenne –
†Eonandeva –
†Jurochlus –
†Palaeoboreochlus –
†Podonomius
[Source: Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist, except fossils, plus (2 + 1†) Tapajos – Uirassubrillia – †Palaeoboreochlus]
Name
[edit]Chironomidae Newman, 1834
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Newman, E. 1834. Attempted division of British insects into natural orders. Entomological Magazine 2: 379–431. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Bello-González, O.C., Andersen, T. & Mercado-Silva, N. 2024. A revised, annotated checklist of Mexican non-biting midges (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 1191: 237–286. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1191.117223 Reference page.
- Bitušík, P. & Trnková, K. 2019. A preliminary checklist of Chironomidae (Diptera) from Albania with first records for the Balkan Peninsula. Zootaxa 4563(2): 361–371. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4563.2.9 pdf Reference page.
- Čerba, D., Koh, M., Ergović, V., Mihaljević, Z., Milošević, D. & Hamerlik, L. 2020. Chironomidae (Diptera) of Croatia with notes on the diversity and distribution in various habitat types. Zootaxa 4780(2): 259–274. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4780.2.2 Reference page.
- Cranston, P.S. 2017. A new genus and species of Australian Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) tolerant to mine waste. Zootaxa 4263(2): 369–377. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4263.2.10. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
- Cranston, P.S. 2018. Kribiodorum Kieffer (= Stelechomyia Reiss) (Diptera: Chironomidae) extends into the Oriental region: three new species and expanded diagnoses. Zootaxa 4486(4): 535–547. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4486.4.7 Reference page.
- Cranston, P.S. 2019. Identification guide to genera of aquatic larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of Australia and New Zealand. Zootaxa 4706(1): 71–102. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4706.1.3 pdf Reference page.
- Cranston, P.S., Hardy, N.B. & Morse, G.E. (early view, 2011). A dated molecular phylogeny for the Chironomidae (Diptera). Systematic entomology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00603.x
- Hamerlik, L., da Silva, F.L. & Wojewódka, M. 2018. Sub-fossil Chironomidae (Diptera) from lake sediments in Central America: a preliminary inventory. Zootaxa 4497(4): 559–572. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4497.4.6 pdf Reference page.
- Hongqu, T. & Niitsuma, H. 2020. Review of the genus Amnihayesomyia Niitsuma (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae), with descriptions of three new species from China. Zootaxa 4743(3): 411–418. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4743.3.8 Reference page.
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- Makarchenko, E.A. & Makarchenko, M.A. 2015: A review of the genus Parorthocladius Thienemann, 1935 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa 3974(3): 413–423. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3974.3.8. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
- Makarchenko, E.A. & Makarchenko, M.A. 2015: Review of the genus Abiskomyia Edwards (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae), with description of new taxa from the Russian Far East and bordering territories. Zootaxa 3919(1): 41–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3919.1.2. Reference page.
- Ospina-Torres, R., Mey, W. & Jaime-Murcia, P. 2018. Two new orthoclad species from Colombian Andes (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 4472(2): 385–392. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4472.2.11 Reference page.
- Paggi, A.C. & Rodriguez Garay, G.N. 2015. The presence of species of Pseudochironomus Malloch 1915 (Diptera: Chironomidae) in watercourses of Chaco Serrano Ecoregion (Argentina, South America). Zootaxa 3957(3): 334–341. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.3.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
- Qi, X., Wang, X-H., Andersen, T. & Lin, X-L. 2017. A new species of Manoa Fittkau (Diptera: Chironomidae), with DNA barcodes from Xianju National Park, Oriental China. Zootaxa 4231(3): 398–408. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4231.3.6. Reference page.
- Shimabukuro, E.M. & Trivinho-Strixino, S. 2018. Madicolous Chironomidae from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: a checklist with notes on altitudinal distributions (Diptera, Insecta). ZooKeys 751: 41–73. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.751.20611. Reference page.
- da Silva, F.L. & Wiedenbrug, S. 2015: Amazonimyia gigantea gen. n., sp. n., a new Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Neotropical Region. Zootaxa 3947(2): 275–291. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.9. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
- Trivinho-Strixino, S. & Pepinelli, M. 2015: A systematic study on Endotribelos Grodhaus (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Brazil including DNA barcoding to link males and females. Zootaxa 3936(1): 1–41. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.1.1. Reference page.
- Andersen, T., Mendes, H.F. 2010. Order Diptera, family Chironomidae (with the exception of the tribe Tanytarsini). Arthropod fauna of the UAE 3: 564–598. [not seen]
- Andersen, T., Sæther, O.A. 1994. Usambaromyia nigrala gen. n., sp. n., and Usambaromyiinae, a new subfamily among the Chironomidae (Diptera). Aquatic insects 16: 21–29. DOI: 10.1080/01650429409361531
- Ansorge, J. 1999. Aenne liasina gen. et sp. n. - the most primitive non biting midge (Diptera: Chironomidae: Aenneinae subfam. n.) - from the Lower Jurassic of Germany. Polskie pismo entomologiczne 68: 431–443.
- Ashe, P. 1983. A catalogue of chironomid genera and subgenera of the world including synonyms (Diptera: Chironomidae). Ent. Scand. Suppl. (17) [not seen]
- Azar, D., Veltz, I. & Nel, A. 2008. Mandibulate chironomids: primitive or derived? (Diptera: Chironomidae). Systematic entomology 33(4): 688–699. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00438.x
- Brundin, L. 1983. Chilenomyia paradoxa gen. n., sp. n. and Chilenomyiinae, a new subfamily among the Chironomidae (Diptera). Entomologica scandinavica 14: 33–45. DOI: 10.1163/187631283X00399
- Donato, M., Massaferro, J. & Brooks, S.J. 2009. Current state of the taxonomic knowledge of the Chironomidae fauna (Diptera: Nematocera) from Patagonia. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 68: 187–192. ISSN 0373-5680 [in Spanish, with English abstract] PDF.
- Ferrington, L.C., jr. 2008. Global diversity of non-biting midges (Chironomidae, Insecta-Diptera) in freshwater. Developments in hydrobiology 198: 447–455. ISBN 978-1-4020-8258-0 (Print) ISBN 978-1-4020-8259-7 (Online) DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_45
- Namayandeh, A., Bilyj, B., Beresford, D.V., Somers, K.M. & Dillon, P.J. 2012. Chironomidae (Diptera) larvae of Precambrian Shield headwater streams, Canada. Zootaxa 3324: 1–65. Preview Reference page.
- Guo, Y-H. & Wang, X.-H. 2005. First Oriental Stempellinella species from China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148(1): 27–30. PDF.
- Liu, W-B., Ferrington, L.C. Jr & Wang, J-H. 2016. First record of Odontomesa Pagast from China, with description of the immature stages of O. ferringtoni Sæther (Diptera, Chironomidae, Prodiamesinae). Zootaxa 4132(1): 135–142. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.1.12. Reference page.
- Makarchenko, E.A. & Makarchenko, M.A. 2014. Two new species of chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Wrangel Island. Zoologicheskii zhurnal 93(1): 185–188.
- Mendes, H.F. & Pinho, L.C. 2016. FAMILY CHIRONOMIDAE. In Wolff, M.I., Nihei, S.S. & Carvalho, C.J.B. de (eds.), Catalogue of Diptera of Colombia. Zootaxa 4122(1): 142–153. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4122.1.16. Reference page.
- Pramual, P., Simwisat, K. & Martin, J. 2016. Identification and reassessment of the specific status of some tropical freshwater midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) using DNA barcode data. Zootaxa 4072(1): 39–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.1.2. Reference page.
- Sæther, O.A. & Langton, P.H. 2011. New Nearctic species of the Psectrocladius limbatellus group (Diptera: Chironomidae). Aquatic Insects 33(2): 133–163. Abstract: DOI: 10.1080/01650424.2011.577960
- da Silva, F.L. & Stur, E. 2019. Pentaneurella katterjokki Fittkau & Murray (Chironomidae, Tanypodinae): redescription and phylogenetic position. Zookeys, 833: 107–119. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.833.30936 Reference page.
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- Wiedenbrug, S. & da Silva, F.L. 2016. Diplosmittia caribensis, a new Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Dominican Republic. Zootaxa 4103(1): 71–74. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4103.1.8. Reference page.
- Yamamoto, N. & Yamamoto, M. 2018. Taxonomic information on some Japanese Chironomidae (Diptera) described by Dr. M. Sasa (†). Zootaxa 4514(4): 516–528. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.5 Reference page.
- Yan, C-C., Liu, T., Cao, W., Zhang, X-H. & Liu, W-B. 2019. Review of Epoicocladius Šulc et Zavřel from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 4590(2): 289–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.2.6 Reference page.
- Zakrzewska, M. & Giłka, W. 2015. Eonandeva gen. nov., a new distinctive genus from Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 4044(4): 577–584. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.4.7. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Australasian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog-Web Version [1]
- Chironomidae Homepage
Vernacular names
[edit]Deutsch: Zuckmücken
suomi: Surviaissääsket
français: Chironomidés
magyar: Árvaszúnyogok
日本語: ユスリカ科
中文: 摇蚊科
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