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Chironomidae
Macquart, 1838
- midges
(fly)
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Chironomoidea (Superfamily)
..Ceratopogonidae (Family)
..Simuliidae (Family) - black flies and buffalo gnats
..Thaumaleidae (Family)
..Chironomidae (Family) - midges
....Abiskomyia (Genus)
....Acamptocladius (Genus)
....Acricotopus (Genus)
....Alotanypus (Genus)
....Antillocladius (Genus)
....Apedilum (Genus)
....Aphroteniinae (Subfamily)
....Apometriocnemus (Genus)
....Arctodiamesa (Genus)
....Arctopelopia (Genus)
....Asheum (Genus)
....Axarus (Genus)
....Baeoctenus (Genus)
....Beardius (Genus)
....Bethbilbeckia (Genus)
....Boreochlus (Genus)
....Boreoheptagyia (Genus)
....Brillia (Genus)
....Brundiniella (Genus)
....Camptocladius (Genus)
....Chasmatonotus (Genus)
....Chernovskiia (Genus)
....Chironominae (Subfamily)
....Cladopelma (Genus)
....Clunioninae (Subfamily)
....Coelotanypus (Genus)
....Compteromesa (Genus)
....Compterosmittia (Genus)
....Constempellina (Genus)
....Corynocera (Genus)
....Cryptotendipes (Genus)
....Cyphomella (Genus)
....Demeijerea (Genus)
....Denopelopia (Genus)
....Derotanypus (Genus)
....Diamesa (Genus)
....Diamesinae (Subfamily)
....Diplocladius (Genus)
....Diplosmittia (Genus)
....Djalmabatista (Genus)
....Doithrix (Genus)
....Doncricotopus (Genus)
....Einfeldia (Genus)
....Endotribelos (Genus)
....Epiocladius (Genus)
....Epoicocladius (Genus)
....Eretmoptera (Genus)
....Euryhapsis (Genus)
....Fittkauimyia (Genus)
....Georthocladius (Genus)
....Glyptotendipes (Genus)
....Goeldichironomus (Genus)
....Guttipelopia (Genus)
....Gymnometriocnemus (Genus)
....Halocladius (Genus)
....Hayesomyia (Genus)
....Heleniella (Genus)
....Helopelopia (Genus)
....Heterotanytarsus (Genus)
....Heterotrissocladius (Genus)
....Hudsonimyia (Genus)
....Hydrobaenus (Genus)
....Hyporhygma (Genus)
....Isoplastus (Genus)
....Krenopelopia (Genus)
....Labrundinia (Genus)
....Lappodiamesa (Genus)
....Lasiodiamesa (Genus)
....Lipurometriocnemus (Genus)
....Lopescladius (Genus)
....Meropelopia (Genus)
....Molleriella (Genus)
....Monodiamesa (Genus)
....Monopelopia (Genus)
....Natarsia (Genus)
....Nimbocera (Genus)
....Odontomesa (Genus)
....Oliveridia (Genus)
....Omisus (Genus)
....Oreadomyia (Genus)
....Orthocladiinae (Subfamily)
....Pagastia (Genus)
....Paraboreochlus (Genus)
....Parachaetocladius (Genus)
....Paracladius (Genus)
....Paracricotopus (Genus)
....Paralimnophyes (Genus)
....Parasmittia (Genus)
....Paratanytarsus (Genus)
....Parochlus (Genus)
....Pentaneurella (Genus)
....Phaenopsectra (Genus)
....Platysmittia (Genus)
....Plhudsonia (Genus)
....Podonominae (Subfamily)
....Pontomyia (Genus)
....Potthastia (Genus)
....Prodiamesa (Genus)
....Protanypus (Genus)
....Psectrotanypus (Genus)
....Pseudochironomus (Genus)
....Pseudodiamesa (Genus)
....Pseudokiefferiella (Genus)
....Psilometriocnemus (Genus)
....Radotanypus (Genus)
....Rheomyia (Genus)
....Rheopelopia (Genus)
....Robackia (Genus)
....Saetheria (Genus)
....Saetheriella (Genus)
....Sergentia (Genus)
....Skutzia (Genus)
....Stackelbergina (Genus)
....Stempellinella (Genus)
....Stilocladius (Genus)
....Sublettea (Genus)
....Sublettiella (Genus)
....Symbiocladius (Genus)
....Sympotthastia (Genus)
....Synendotendipes (Genus)
....Tanypodinae (Subfamily)
....Tavastia (Genus)
....Telmatogetoninae (Subfamily)
....Telopelopia (Genus)
....Tethymyia (Genus)
....Thalassomya (Genus)
....Thalassosmittia (Genus)
....Thienemannia (Genus)
....Tokunagaia (Genus)
....Tribelos (Genus)
....Trichochilus (Genus)
....Trichocladius (Genus)
....Trichotanypus (Genus)
....Unniella (Genus)
....Vivacricotopus (Genus)
....Xenopelopia (Genus)
....Xestochironomus (Genus)
....Xylotopus (Genus)
....Zalutschia (Genus)
....Zavrelimyia (Genus)
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
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(Phylum)
Arthropoda
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(Class)
Insecta
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(Order)
Diptera
Original entries
Molleriella
(Genus)
Sæther & Ekrem, 1999
Current position
Chironomoidea
(Superfamily)
Macquart, 1838
Ref:
P.L.Th. Beuk, 2002
: 18.
Alternative positions
Culicoidea
(Superfamily)
Meigen, 1818
Ref:
D.J. Bickel, 1982
: 569.
Culicomorpha
(Infraorder)
Ref:
F.C. Thompson, [1996]-2008
: 20 Jul 2006.
Diptera
(Order)
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
R.C. Brusca & G.J. Brusca, 1990
Historical positions
Culicomorpha
(Infraorder)
Ref:
F.C. Thompson, [1996]-2008
: 20 Jul 2006.
Chironomoidea
(Superfamily)
Macquart, 1838
Ref:
P.L.Th. Beuk, 2002
: 18.
Culicoidea
(Superfamily)
Meigen, 1818
Ref:
D.J. Bickel, 1982
: 569-570.
Nematocera
(Suborder)
Latreille, 1825
Ref:
T.I. Storer et al., 1979
: 600.
Nematocera
(Suborder)
Latreille, 1825
Ref:
B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Number of Subtaxa
2024
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
227g;278s;3ss
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
8sf;120g;5000s
1982
D.J. Bickel
: 569
8sf;120g;5000s
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1 Feb 2024