Chironomini

Chironomini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).

Genera & species

 * Genus Apedilum Townes, 1945
 * A. elachistus Townes, 1945
 * A. subcinctum Townes, 1945
 * Genus Axarus Roback 1980
 * A. dorneri (Malloch, 1915)
 * A. festivus Say, 1823
 * A. rogersi (Beck and Beck, 1958)
 * A. scopula (Townes, 1945)
 * A. taenionotus (Say, 1829)
 * Genus Baeotendipes Kieffer, 1913
 * B. noctivagus (Kieffer, 1911)
 * Genus Beardius Reiss & Sublette, 1985
 * B. truncatus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
 * Genus Beckidia Sæther 1979
 * B. biraensis Zorina, 2006
 * B. connexa Zorina, 2006
 * B. hirsti (Freeman, 1957)
 * B. tethys (Townes, 1945)
 * B. zabolotzkyi (Goetghebuer, 1938)
 * Genus Carbochironomus Reiss & Kirschbaum 1990
 * C. improvisus Reiss & Kirschbaum, 1990
 * Genus Chernovskiia Sæther 1977
 * C. macrocera Sæther, 1977
 * C. orbicus (Townes, 1945)
 * Genus Chironomus Meigen, 1803
 * Subgenus Camptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
 * C. pallidivittatus Edwards, 1929
 * C. tentans Fabricius, 1805
 * Subgenus Chaetolabis Townes 1945
 * C. globulus Philinkova & Belyanina, 1993
 * C. macani Freeman, 1948
 * Subgenus Chironomus Meigen, 1803
 * C. aberratus Keyl, 1961
 * C. acerbus Hirvenoja, 1962
 * C. acidophilus Keyl, 1960
 * C. acutiventris acutiventris Wülker, Ryser & Scholl, 1983
 * C. acutiventris bavaricus Wülker, Ryser & Scholl, 1983
 * C. acutiventris Wülker, Ryser & Scholl, 1983
 * C. agilis Shobanov & Dyomin, 1988
 * C. anchialicus Michailova, 1974
 * C. annularius Meigen, 1818
 * C. anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860
 * C. aprilinus Meigen, 1818
 * C. balatonicus Dévai, Wülker & Scholl, 1983
 * C. beljaninae Wülker, 1991
 * C. bernensis Klötzli, 1973
 * C. bonus Shilova & Dzhvarsheishvili, 1974
 * C. borokensis Kerkis, Filippova, Shobanov, Gunderina & Kiknadze, 1988
 * C. brevidentatus Hirvenoja & Michailova, 1998
 * C. calipterus Kieffer, 1908
 * C. cingulatus Meigen, 1830
 * C. clarus Hirvenoja, 1962
 * C. coaetaneus Hirvenoja, 1998
 * C. commutatus Keyl, 1960
 * C. crassimanus Strenzke, 1959
 * C. curabilis Belyanina, Sigareva & Loginova, 1990
 * C. dorsalis Andersen, 1949
 * C. entis Shobanov, 1989
 * C. esai Wülker, 1997
 * C. fraternus Wülker, 1991
 * C. fundatus Philinkova & Belyanina, 1993
 * C. heterodentatus Konstantinov, 1956
 * C. heteropilicornis Wülker, 1996
 * C. holomelas Keyl, 1961
 * C. hyperboreus Stæger, 1845
 * C. inermifrons Goetghebuer, 1921
 * C. islandicus (Kieffer, 1913)
 * C. jonmartini Lindeberg, 1979
 * C. lacunarius Wülker, 1973
 * C. longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
 * C. lugubris Zetterstedt, 1850
 * C. luridus Strenzke, 1959
 * C. melanescens Keyl, 1961
 * C. melanotus Keyl, 1961
 * C. muratensis Ryser, Scholl & Wülker, 1983
 * C. neocorax Wülker & Butler, 1983
 * C. nigrifrons Linevich & Erbaeva, 1971
 * C. nigrocaudatus Erbaeva, 1968
 * C. nuditarsis Keyl, 1961
 * C. nudiventris Ryser, Scholl & Wülker, 1983
 * C. obtusidens Goetghebuer, 1921
 * C. oculatus Shobanov, 1996
 * C. pankratovi Grebenyuk, Kiknadze & Belyanina, 1989
 * C. parathummi Keyl, 1961
 * C. piger Strenzke, 1956
 * C. pilicornis (Fabricius, 1787)
 * C. plumosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * C. prasinus Pinder, 1978
 * C. pseudothummi Strenzke, 1959
 * C. reservatus Shobanov, 1997
 * C. riihimakiensis Wülker, 1973
 * C. riparius Meigen, 1804
 * C. salinarius Kieffer, 1915
 * C. saxatilis Wülker, Ryser & Scholl, 1981
 * C. solitus Linevich & Erbaeva, 1971
 * C. sollicitus Hirvenoja, 1962
 * C. sororius Wülker, 1973
 * C. staegeri Lundbeck, 1898
 * C. strenzkei Fittkau, 1968
 * C. striatus Strenzke, 1959
 * C. tenuistylus Brundin, 1949
 * C. uliginosus Keyl, 1960
 * C. usenicus Loginova & Belyanina, 1994
 * C. valkanovi Michailova, 1974
 * C. venustus Pinder, 1978
 * C. wulkeri Philinkova & Belyanina, 1993
 * Subgenus Lobochironomus Ryser, Wülker & Scholl, 1985
 * C. carbonarius Meigen, 1804
 * C. dissidens Walker, 1856
 * C. dorsalis Meigen, 1818
 * C. improvidus Hirvenoja, 1998
 * C. mendax Storå, 1936
 * C. montuosus Ryser, Wülker & Scholl, 1985
 * C. pseudomendax Wülker, 1999
 * C. storai Goetghebuer, 1954
 * Genus Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
 * C. amachaerus (Townes, 1945)
 * C. boydi (Beck, 1962)
 * C. collator (Townes, 1945)
 * C. edwardsi (Kruseman, 1933)
 * C. galeator (Townes, 1945)
 * C. spectabilis (Townes, 1945)
 * C. viridula (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Genus Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
 * C. albofasciatus (Stæger, 1839)
 * C. argus Roback, 1957
 * C. blarina (Townes, 1945)
 * C. chaetoala (Sublette, 1960)
 * C. crassiforceps Goetghebuer, 1932
 * C. defectus (Kieffer, 1913)
 * C. denticulatus (Goetghebuer, 1921)
 * C. digitatus (Malloch, 1915)
 * C. fulvus Johannsen, 1905
 * C. hirtalatus (Beck and Beck, 1964)
 * C. obreptans (Walker, 1856)
 * C. parafulvus (Beck and Beck, 1964)
 * C. ponderosus (Sublette, 1964)
 * C. psittacinus (Meigen, 1830)
 * C. psittacinus Meigen, 1830
 * C. redekei (Kruseman, 1933)
 * C. rostratus Kieffer, 1921
 * C. scimitarus Townes, 1945
 * C. sorex Townes, 1945
 * C. supplicans (Meigen, 1830)
 * C. ussouriensis (Goetghebuer, 1933)
 * Genus Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
 * C. ariel (Sublette, 1960)
 * C. casuarius (Townes, 1945)
 * C. darbyi (Sublette, 1960)
 * C. darbyi (Sublette, 1960)
 * C. emorsus (Townes, 1945)
 * C. holsatus Lenz, 1959
 * C. nigronitens (Edwards, 1929)
 * C. pflugfelderi Reiss, 1964
 * C. pilicuspis Sæther, 1977
 * C. pseudotener (Goetghebuer, 1922)
 * C. pseudotener Goethgebuer, 1922
 * C. usmaensis (Pagast, 1931)
 * Genus Cyphomella Sæther 1977
 * C. argentea (Townes, 1945)
 * C. cornea Sæther, 1977
 * C. gibbera Sæther, 1977
 * C. grisa (Malloch, 1915)
 * Genus Demeijerea Kruseman, 1933
 * D. abruptus (Townes, 1945)
 * D. brachialis (Coquillett, 1907)
 * D. obreptus (Townes, 1945)
 * D. rufipes (Linnaeus, 1761)
 * Genus Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 1941
 * D. cuneatus (Townes, 1945)
 * D. fastigatus (Townes, 1945)
 * D. latior Reiss, 1988
 * D. neglectus Reiss, 1988
 * D. vulneratus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
 * Genus Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
 * D. adnilus Epler, 1987
 * D. aethiops (Townes, 1945)
 * D. botaurus (Townes, 1945)
 * D. californicus (Johannsen, 1905)
 * D. ealae (Freeman, 1957)
 * D. fumidus (Johannsen, 1905)
 * D. fusconotatus (Kieffer, 1922)
 * D. leucoscelis (Townes, 1945)
 * D. lobiger (Kieffer, 1921)
 * D. lobus Beck, 1962
 * D. lucifer (Johannsen, 1907)
 * D. milleri (Townes, 1945)
 * D. modestus (Say, 1823)
 * D. neomodestus (Malloch, 1915)
 * D. nervosus (Stæger, 1839)
 * D. notatus (Meigen, 1818)
 * D. pallidicornis (Goetghebuer, 1934)
 * D. peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
 * D. pilosimanus Kieffer, 1914
 * D. pulsus (Walker, 1856)
 * D. septemmaculatus (Becker, 1908)
 * D. simpsoni Epler, 1987
 * D. sudanicus (Freeman, 1957)
 * D. thanatogratus Epler, 1987
 * D. tritomus (Kieffer, 1916)
 * Genus Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
 * E. austini Beck & Beck, 1970
 * E. brunneipennis Johannsen, 1905
 * E. chelonia (Townes, 1945)
 * E. dissidens (Walker, 1856)
 * E. natchitocheae (Sublette, 1964)
 * E. pagana (Meigen, 1838)
 * E. natchitocheae (Sublette, 1964)
 * E. pagana (Meigen, 1838)
 * E. palaearctica Ashe, 1990
 * E. pectoralis Kieffer, 1924
 * Genus Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
 * E. albipennis (Meigen, 1830)
 * E. nigricans (Johannsen, 1905)
 * E. oldenbergi Goetghebuer, 1932
 * E. stackelbergi Goetghebuer, 1935
 * E. subtendens (Townes, 1945)
 * E. tendens (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Genus Fleuria Kieffer, 1924
 * F. lacustris Kieffer, 1924
 * Genus Gillotia Kieffer, 1921
 * G. alboviridis (Malloch, 1915)
 * Genus Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
 * G. aequalis (Kieffer, 1922)
 * G. amplus Townes, 1945
 * G. barbipes (Stæger, 1839)
 * G. caulicola (Kieffer, 1913)
 * G. cauliginellus (Kieffer, 1913)
 * G. dreisbachi Townes, 1945
 * G. foliicola Contreras-Lichtenberg, 1997
 * G. glaucus (Meigen, 1818)
 * G. gripekoveni (Kieffer, 1913)
 * G. imbecilis (Walker, 1856)
 * G. lobiferus (Say, 1823)
 * G. meridionalis Dendy and Sublette, 1959
 * G. ospeli Contreras-Lichtenberg & Kiknadze, 1999
 * G. pallens (Meigen, 1804)
 * G. paripes (Edwards, 1929)
 * G. salinus Michailova, 1987
 * G. scirpi (Kieffer, 1915)
 * G. seminole Townes, 1945
 * G. senilis (Johannsen, 1937)
 * G. signatus (Kieffer, 1909)
 * G. testaceus (Townes, 1945)
 * G. unacus Townes, 1945
 * G. viridis (Macquart, 1834)
 * Genus Graceus Goetghebuer, 1928
 * G. ambiguus Goetghebuer 1928
 * Genus Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
 * H. angularis Albu & Botnariuc, 1966
 * H. curtilamellata (Malloch, 1915)
 * H. fuscimana Kieffer, 1921
 * H. incidata Townes, 1945
 * Genus Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 1922
 * K. dux (Johannsen, 1905)
 * K. tendipediformis (Goetghebuer, 1921)
 * Genus Kloosia Kruseman 1933
 * K. pusilla (Linnaeus, 1761)
 * Genus Lauterborniella Thienemann & Bause, 1913
 * L. agrayloides (Kieffer, 1911)
 * L. varipennis (Coquillett, 1902)
 * Genus Lipiniella Shilova 1961
 * L. araenicola Shilova, 1961
 * L. moderata Kalugina, 1970
 * L. prima Shilova, Kerkis & Kiknadze, 1993
 * Genus Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
 * M. deribae (Freeman, 1957)
 * M. lendli (Kieffer, 1918)
 * M. nigrovittatus (Malloch, 1915)
 * M. tener (Kieffer, 1918)
 * Genus Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
 * M. anticus (Walker, 1848)
 * M. brevitarsis Brundin, 1947
 * M. britteni (Edwards, 1929)
 * M. caducus Townes, 1945
 * M. caelum Townes, 1945
 * M. chloris (Meigen, 1818)
 * M. confinis (Meigen, 1830)
 * M. diffinis (Edwards, 1929)
 * M. nigellus Hirvenoja, 1963
 * M. nitidus (Meigen, 1818)
 * M. pedellus (De Geer, 1776)
 * M. rydalensis (Edwards, 1929)
 * M. tarsalis (Walker, 1856)
 * Genus Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
 * N. babiyi (Rempel, 1937)
 * N. bicorne (Townes, 1945)
 * N. mirabile (Townes, 1945)
 * N. brayi (Goetghebuer, 1921)
 * N. hibaratertium Sasa, 1993
 * Genus Omisus Townes, 1945
 * O. caledonicus (Edwards, 1932)
 * O. pica Townes, 1945
 * Genus Pagastiella Brundin, 1949
 * P. orophila (Edwards, 1929)
 * P. ostansa (Webb, 1969)
 * Genus Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
 * P. abortivus (Malloch, 1915)
 * P. aculeatus (Kieffer, 1921)
 * P. acutus (Goetghebuer, 1936)
 * P. alatus (Beck, 1962)
 * P. arcuatus (Goetghebuer, 1919)
 * P. biannulatus (Stæger, 1839)
 * P. carinatus (Townes, 1945)
 * P. chaetaolus (Sublette, 1960)
 * P. cinctellus (Goetghebuer, 1921)
 * P. danicus Lehmann, 1970
 * P. digitalis (Edwards, 1929)
 * P. directus (Dendy & Sublette, 1959)
 * P. elodeae (Townes, 1945)
 * P. forceps (Townes, 1945)
 * P. frequens (Johannsen, 1905)
 * P. kuzini Shilova, 1969
 * P. longiforceps Kruseman, 1933
 * P. mauricii (Kruseman, 1933)
 * P. monochromus (van der Wulp, 1874)
 * P. paradigitalis Brundin, 1949
 * P. parilis (Walker, 1856)
 * P. pectinatellae (Dendy & Sublette, 1959)
 * P. potamogeti (Townes, 1945)
 * P. schneideri Beck & Beck, 1969
 * P. siljanensis Brundin, 1949
 * P. subalpinus (Goetghebuer, 1932)
 * P. sublettei (Beck, 1961)
 * P. swammerdami (Kruseman, 1933)
 * P. tenuicaudatus (Malloch, 1915)
 * P. varus (Goetghebuer, 1921)
 * P. vitiosus (Goetghebuer, 1921)
 * Genus Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
 * P. alphaeus (Sublette, 1960)
 * P. camptolabis (Kieffer, 1913)
 * P. doris (Townes, 1945)
 * P. galaptera (Townes, 1945)
 * P. laminatum (Kieffer, 1921)
 * P. loganae Beck & Beck, 1969
 * P. mikianum (Goetghebuer, 1937)
 * P. nais (Townes, 1945)
 * P. nereis (Townes, 1945)
 * P. nigritulum (Goetghebuer, 1942)
 * P. nixe (Townes, 1945)
 * P. undine (Townes, 1945)
 * P. winnelli Jackson, 1977
 * Genus Paralauterborniella Lenz, 1941
 * P. nigrohalteralis (Malloch, 1915)
 * Genus Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
 * P. albimanus (Meigen, 1818)
 * P. basidens Townes, 1945
 * P. fuscitibia Sublette, 1960
 * P. nitidulus (Coquillett, 1901)
 * P. nubilus (Meigen, 1830)
 * P. nudisquama (Edwards, 1929)
 * P. plebeius (Meigen, 1818)
 * P. sinelobus Albu, 1980
 * P. subaequalis (Malloch, 1915)
 * P. thermophilus Townes, 1945
 * Genus Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
 * P. albescens (Townes, 1945)
 * P. dyari (Townes, 1945)
 * P. flavipes (Meigen, 1818)
 * P. incompta (Zetterstedt, 1838)
 * P. obediens (Johannsen, 1905)
 * P. pilicellata Grodhaus, 1976
 * P. profusa (Townes, 1945)
 * P. punctipes (Wiedemann, 1817)
 * P. vittata (Townes, 1945)
 * Genus Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
 * Subgenus Cerobregma Zhang & Wang 1999
 * P. paucisetum Zhang & Wang, 2009
 * Subgenus Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1913
 * P. botiense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
 * P. scirpicola (Kieffer, 1921)
 * P. botosaneanui Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
 * P. camposense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
 * P. exsectum (Kieffer, 1916)
 * P. intuber Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
 * P. nubens (Edwards, 1929)
 * P. reei Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
 * P. sordens (van der Wulp, 1874)
 * P. tissamaharense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
 * P. tritum (Walker, 1856)
 * P. wittei (Freeman, 1955)
 * Subgenus Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
 * P. acutum Kieffer, 1915
 * P. albicorne (Meigen, 1838)
 * P. albosignatum Kieffer, 1925
 * P. amoenum Goetghebuer, 1930
 * P. arundineti (Goetghebuer, 1921)
 * P. barboyoni Serra-Tosio, 1981
 * P. dudichi Berczik, 1957
 * P. fallax (Johannsen, 1905)
 * P. intermedium Albu & Botnariuc, 1966
 * P. laetum (Meigen, 1818)
 * P. lene (Becker, 1908)
 * P. nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804)
 * P. nubifer (Skuse, 1889)
 * P. octopunctatum (Thunberg, 1784)
 * P. pedestre (Meigen, 1830)
 * P. vanderplanki Hinton, 1951
 * Subgenus Tripodura Townes, 1945
 * P. acifer Townes, 1945
 * P. aegyptium Kieffer, 1925
 * P. akani Bjørlo, 2001
 * P. amplificatus Bjørlo, 2001
 * P. amputatum Bjørlo, 2001
 * P. apfelbecki (Strobl, 1900)
 * P. bicrenatum Kieffer, 1921
 * P. chelum Vårdal, 2001
 * P. dagombae Bjørlo, 2001
 * P. elongatum Albu, 1980
 * P. ewei Bjørlo, 2001
 * P. malickianum Cranston, 1989
 * P. ogoouense Bjørlo, 2001
 * P. patulum Bjørlo, 2001
 * P. pulchrum Albu, 1980
 * P. pullum (Zetterstedt, 1838)
 * P. quadriguttatum Kieffer, 1921
 * P. scalaenum (Schrank, 1803)
 * P. spinalveum Vårdal, 2001
 * P. tetracrenatum Hirvenoja, 1962
 * Subgenus Uresipedilum Oyewo & Sæther, 1998
 * P. convictum (Walker, 1856)
 * P. cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931
 * P. marsafae Ghonaim, Ali & Osheibah, 2005
 * Genus Robackia Sæther, 1977
 * R. claviger (Townes, 1945)
 * R. demeijerei (Kruseman, 1933)
 * R. pilicauda Sæther, 1977
 * Genus Saetheria Jackson, 1977
 * S. hirta Saether, 1983
 * S. reissi Jackson, 1977
 * S. tylus (Townes, 1945)
 * Genus Sergentia Kieffer, 1922
 * S. albescens (Townes, 1945)
 * S. baueri Wülker, Kiknadze, Kerkis & Nevers, 1999
 * S. coracina (Zetterstedt, 1850)
 * S. prima Proviz & Proviz, 1997
 * Genus Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
 * S. aestivalis Townes, 1945
 * S. albipalpus Borkent, 1984
 * S. annettae Borkent, 1984
 * S. bisetosus Borkent, 1984
 * S. browni Townes, 1945
 * S. cinctus Townes, 1945
 * S. colei (Malloch, 1919)
 * S. fascipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838)
 * S. fuscipatellus Borkent, 1984
 * S. gibbus (Fabricius, 1794)
 * S. hibernicus (Edwards, 1929)
 * S. hilaris (Walker, 1848)
 * S. macateei (Malloch, 1915)
 * S. maculatus Borkent, 1984
 * S. niger Borkent, 1984
 * S. poecilopterus (Mitchell, 1908)
 * S. pulchripennis (Coquillett, 1902)
 * S. ranzii Rossaro, 1982
 * S. totifuscus Sublette, 1960
 * S. unictus Townes, 1945
 * S. woodi Borkent, 1984
 * Genus Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
 * S. albicrus (Townes, 1945)
 * S. annulicrus (Townes, 1945)
 * S. crassiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)
 * S. devinctus (Say, 1829)
 * S. flavicingulus (Walker, 1848)
 * S. lutosus (Townes, 1945)
 * S. maculipennis (Meigen, 1818)
 * S. marmoreus (Townes, 1945)
 * S. naevus (Mitchell, 1908)
 * S. palliatus (Coquillett, 1902)
 * S. pictulus (Meigen, 1830)
 * S. quagga (Townes, 1945)
 * S. rosenschoeldi (Zetterstedt, 1838)
 * S. sticticus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * S. unguiculatus (Malloch, 1934)
 * S. varius (Townes, 1945)
 * S. virgatus (Townes, 1945)
 * Genus Synendotendipes Grodhaus, 1987
 * S. luski Grodhaus, 1987
 * S. abranchius (Lenz, 1955)
 * S. dispar (Meigen, 1830)
 * S. impar (Walker, 1856)
 * S. lepidus (Meigen, 1830)
 * Genus Tribelos Townes, 1945
 * T. ater (Townes, 1945)
 * T. donatoris (Shilova, 1974)
 * T. fuscicorne (Malloch, 1915)
 * T. hesperius (Sublette, 1960)
 * T. intextum (Walker, 1856)
 * T. jucundus (Walker, 1848)
 * T. protextus (Townes, 1945)
 * T. quadripunctatus (Malloch, 1915)
 * Genus Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921
 * X. trisetosis (Kieffer, 1922)
 * X. ugandae (Goetghebuer, 1936)
 * X. xenolabis Kieffer in Thienemann and Kieffer, 1916
 * Genus Zavreliella Kieffer, 1920
 * Z. marmorata (van der Wulp 1859)