Polypedilum

Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This is probably the most species-rich of all chironomid genera. Larvae of Polypedilum may also be among the most abundant invertebrates in eutrophic ponds, reaching densities of up to 1200 larvae per square meter.

Species

 * 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 Probolum Anderson & Sæther, 2010
 * P. marcondesi Pinho & Mendes, 2010
 * P. excelsius Townes sensu Grodhaus & Rotramel, 1980
 * P. simantokeleum Sasa, Suzuki & Sakai, 1998
 * P. bullum Zhang & Wang, 2004
 * possibly Polypedilum longinervis (Kieffer, 1922)
 * possibly Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) excelsius Townes, 1945


 * 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
 * P. minimum Lin, Qi, Zhang & Wang, 2013