Beardius

Beardius is a genus of Pan-American non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. It is named after the late Melvin Beard, a student at Eastern New Mexico University.

Species

 * B. abbadi Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. aciculatus Andersen & Sæther, 1996
 * B. arawak Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. bizzoi Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. breviculus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
 * B. bucephalus Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. chapala Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. cristhinae Trivinho-Strixino & Siqueira, 2007
 * B. curticaudatus Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. dioi Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. fittkaui Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2009
 * B. hirtidorsum Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. krenak Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. kumadueni Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. lingulatus Andersen & Sæther, 1996
 * B. longicaudatus Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. mileneae Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. nebularius Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. neusae Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. novoairensis Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. parcus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
 * B. phoenix Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. phytophilus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2000
 * B. reissi Jacobsen, 2000
 * B. roquei Trivinho-Strixino & Siqueira, 2007
 * B. sapiranga Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. triangulatus Andersen & Sæther, 1996
 * B. truncatus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
 * B. tupinamba Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. urupeatan Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2009
 * B. vanessae Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013
 * B. xylophilus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2000
 * B. yperoig Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013