Chironomidae

Classification

Genera in Chironomidae

• Polypedilum — 609 species: Polypedilum aberufobrunneum, Polypedilum absensilobum, Polypedilum absentilobum, Polypedilum abyssiniae, Polypedilum acifer, Polypedilum acristylum, Polypedilum acutulum, Polypedilum acutum
• Tanytarsus — 495 species: Tanytarsus aberrans, Tanytarsus abnormis, Tanytarsus aboensis, Tanytarsus acifer, Tanytarsus aculeatus, Tanytarsus acuminatus, Tanytarsus adalberti, Tanytarsus adustus
• Chironomus — 456 species: Chironomus aberratus, Chironomus abjectus, Chironomus acerbiphilus, Chironomus acerbus, Chironomus acidophilus, Chironomus acuminatus, Chironomus acutiventris, Chironomus aegyptius
• Cricotopus — 307 species: Cricotopus abanus, Cricotopus aberrans, Cricotopus abiegnus, Cricotopus absurdus, Cricotopus acornis, Cricotopus adentatus, Cricotopus aduncus, Cricotopus albicoma
• Orthocladius — 206 species: Orthocladius abiskoensis, Orthocladius albidohalteralis, Orthocladius albilobus, Orthocladius albitarsis, Orthocladius almskari, Orthocladius alpinus, Orthocladius androgynus, Orthocladius angustus
• Micropsectra — 168 species: Micropsectra akagiprima, Micropsectra albifasciata, Micropsectra alyssae, Micropsectra analis, Micropsectra andalusiaca, Micropsectra angorensis, Micropsectra appendica, Micropsectra apposita
• Limnophyes — 147 species: Limnophyes aagaardi, Limnophyes acutus, Limnophyes akanangularius, Limnophyes akannonus, Limnophyes akanundecimus, Limnophyes algerina, Limnophyes alpicola, Limnophyes anderseni
• Rheotanytarsus — 139 species: Rheotanytarsus abbreviatus, Rheotanytarsus abonae, Rheotanytarsus acerbus, Rheotanytarsus acuminatus, Rheotanytarsus additus, Rheotanytarsus adjectus, Rheotanytarsus aestuarius, Rheotanytarsus akrina
• Pseudosmittia — 133 species: Pseudosmittia abiskoensis, Pseudosmittia aculeathrix, Pseudosmittia acutilobata, Pseudosmittia adunca, Pseudosmittia albipennis, Pseudosmittia amorimi, Pseudosmittia angusta, Pseudosmittia arenaria
• Diamesa — 131 species: Diamesa aberrata, Diamesa aculeata, Diamesa akhrorovi, Diamesa alata, Diamesa alibaevae, Diamesa alpina, Diamesa amanoi, Diamesa ampla
• Bryophaenocladius — 123 species: Bryophaenocladius aestivus, Bryophaenocladius akiensis, Bryophaenocladius angustus, Bryophaenocladius appendiculatus, Bryophaenocladius auritus, Bryophaenocladius bedumonti, Bryophaenocladius beresfordi, Bryophaenocladius beuki
• Corynoneura — 117 species: Corynoneura aggeris, Corynoneura arctica, Corynoneura arcuata, Corynoneura atomaria, Corynoneura aurora, Corynoneura australiensis, Corynoneura austriaca, Corynoneura bitensis
• Psectrocladius — 115 species: Psectrocladius angorensis, Psectrocladius anomalus, Psectrocladius aquatronus, Psectrocladius armatus, Psectrocladius aureus, Psectrocladius barbatimanus, Psectrocladius barbatipes, Psectrocladius barbatitarsis
• Chaetocladius — 114 species: Chaetocladius absolutus, Chaetocladius acuminatus, Chaetocladius acuticornis, Chaetocladius adsimilis, Chaetocladius aedeagolobatus, Chaetocladius aethiops, Chaetocladius algericus, Chaetocladius amnunycta
• Eukiefferiella — 112 species: Eukiefferiella alia, Eukiefferiella alpestris, Eukiefferiella amamipubescia, Eukiefferiella ancyla, Eukiefferiella angustistilus, Eukiefferiella asamaoctava, Eukiefferiella asamaquarta, Eukiefferiella asamaseptima
• Stenochironomus — 109 species: Stenochironomus aculeatus, Stenochironomus aestivalis, Stenochironomus africus, Stenochironomus albicoxa, Stenochironomus albidorsalis, Stenochironomus albipalpus, Stenochironomus amazonicus, Stenochironomus ancudensis
• Dicrotendipes — 107 species: Dicrotendipes adnilus, Dicrotendipes aethiops, Dicrotendipes alsinensis, Dicrotendipes amazonicus, Dicrotendipes arcistylus, Dicrotendipes balciunasi, Dicrotendipes baru, Dicrotendipes bilobatus
• Procladius — 102 species: Procladius abetus, Procladius abrupta, Procladius albitalus, Procladius anomalus, Procladius apicalis, Procladius appropinquatus, Procladius arcuata, Procladius barbatulus
• Metriocnemus — 96 species: Metriocnemus aculeatus, Metriocnemus acutus, Metriocnemus aequalis, Metriocnemus albipunctatus, Metriocnemus albolineatus, Metriocnemus alisonae, Metriocnemus amamianomalis, Metriocnemus amplispinus
• Parachironomus — 91 species: Parachironomus aberrans, Parachironomus abortivus, Parachironomus aculeatus, Parachironomus agraensis, Parachironomus alatus, Parachironomus apalai, Parachironomus aquiloni, Parachironomus aquilonis
• Cryptochironomus — 86 species: Cryptochironomus acuminatus, Cryptochironomus albofasciatus, Cryptochironomus angularis, Cryptochironomus apicalis, Cryptochironomus argus, Cryptochironomus astax, Cryptochironomus bavaricus, Cryptochironomus bipunctatus
• Cladotanytarsus — 85 species: Cladotanytarsus acinatus, Cladotanytarsus acornutus, Cladotanytarsus acuticauda, Cladotanytarsus aduncus, Cladotanytarsus aegyptius, Cladotanytarsus aeiparthenus, Cladotanytarsus amandus, Cladotanytarsus atridorsum
• Rheocricotopus — 84 species: Rheocricotopus akagisecundus, Rheocricotopus amplicristalus, Rheocricotopus amplicristatus, Rheocricotopus atripes, Rheocricotopus baishanensis, Rheocricotopus barbatus, Rheocricotopus bicoloratus, Rheocricotopus bicornuatus
• Paratanytarsus — 82 species: Paratanytarsus abiskoensis, Paratanytarsus albus, Paratanytarsus argentiniensis, Paratanytarsus atrolabiatus, Paratanytarsus austriacus, Paratanytarsus baicalensis, Paratanytarsus baikalensis, Paratanytarsus bausellus
• Ablabesmyia — 75 species:
• Thienemanniella — 75 species:
• Nilothauma — 64 species:
• Pseudorthocladius — 64 species:
• Tanypus — 62 species:
• Microtendipes — 60 species:
• Glyptotendipes — 58 species:
• Hydrobaenus — 54 species:
• Stictochironomus — 53 species:
• Tokunagaia — 51 species:
• Parochlus — 50 species:
• Clinotanypus — 49 species:
• Parakiefferiella — 46 species:
• Paratendipes — 45 species:
• Podonomus — 44 species:
• Conchapelopia — 43 species:
• Neozavrelia — 43 species:
• Paracladopelma — 43 species:
• Paraphaenocladius — 43 species:
• Nanocladius — 42 species:
• Labrundinia — 39 species:
• Parametriocnemus — 39 species:
• Endochironomus — 35 species:
• Thienemannimyia — 32 species:
• Demicryptochironomus — 31 species:
• Telmatogeton — 31 species:
• Antillocladius — 30 species:
• Macropelopia — 30 species:
• Zavrelimyia — 30 species:
• Clunio — 29 species:
• Boreoheptagyia — 28 species:
• Harnischia — 28 species:
• Paramerina — 28 species:
• Pseudochironomus — 27 species:
• Coelotanypus — 26 species:
• Cryptotendipes — 26 species:
• Larsia — 25 species:
• Cladopelma — 24 species:
• Stempellinella — 24 species:
• Tvetenia — 24 species:
• Podochlus — 23 species:
• Stempellina — 23 species:
• Cardiocladius — 22 species:
• Heterotrissocladius — 22 species:
• Riethia — 22 species:
• Archaeochlus — 21 species:
• Krenosmittia — 21 species:
• Brillia — 20 species:
• Einfeldia — 20 species:
• Kiefferulus — 20 species:
• Mesosmittia — 20 species:
• Zalutschia — 19 species:
• Compterosmittia — 18 species:
• Pentaneura — 18 species:
• Phaenopsectra — 18 species:
• Zavreliella — 18 species:
• Gymnometriocnemus — 17 species:
• Stictocladius — 17 species:
• Xestochironomus — 17 species:
• Axarus — 16 species:
• Microchironomus — 16 species:
• Monodiamesa — 16 species:
• Pentapedilum — 16 species:
• Saetheria — 16 species:
• Syndiamesa — 16 species:
• Xenochironomus — 16 species:
• Allocladius — 15 species:
• Chasmatonotus — 15 species:
• Djalmabatista — 15 species:
• Goeldichironomus — 15 species:
• Parorthocladius — 15 species:
• Sergentia — 15 species:
• Stenocladius — 15 species:
• Georthocladius — 14 species:
• Pagastia — 14 species:
• Pseudodiamesa — 14 species:
• Yaetanytarsus — 14 species:
• Botryocladius — 13 species:
• Conochironomus — 13 species:
• Heleniella — 13 species:
• Monopelopia — 13 species:
• Nilotanypus — 13 species:
• Paracricotopus — 13 species:
• Anatopynia — 12 species:
• Beardius — 12 species:
• Chironomopsis — 12 species:
• Endotribelos — 12 species:
• Lasiodiamesa — 12 species:
• Prosmittia — 12 species:
• Thalassomya — 12 species:
• Thalassosmittia — 12 species:
• Zavrelia — 12 species:
• Doithrix — 11 species:
• Oryctochlus — 11 species:
• Podonomius — 11 species:
• Propsilocerus — 11 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.