Chironomini - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Chironomini is a tribe

Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

of midge

Midge

A midge is a very small, two-winged flying insect. "Midge" may also refer to:-Real:* Midge Costanza , American politician* Mildred Gillars , aka "Midge", American broadcaster of Nazi propaganda during World War II...

s in the non-biting midge family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

(Chironomidae

Chironomidae

Chironomidae are a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae...

Genera & Species

Genus Apedilum
Apedilum
Apedilum is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*A. elachistus Townes, 1945*A. subcinctum Townes, 1945...

Townes, 1945
A. elachistus Townes, 1945
A. subcinctum Townes, 1945
Genus Axarus
Axarus
The genus Axarus is widely distributed with records from the Holarctic, the Neotropics and Australasia . There are currently 5 described nearctic species . Erected as a subgenus of Xenochironomus , Axarus was subsequently renamed and elevated to generic status ...

Roback 1980
A. dorneri (Malloch
John Russell Malloch
John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...

, 1915)
A. festivus Say
Thomas Say
Thomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...

, 1823
A. rogersi (Beck and Beck, 1958)
A. scopula (Townes, 1945)
A. taenionotus (Say
Thomas Say
Thomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...

, 1829)
Genus Baeotendipes
Baeotendipes
Baeotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges, in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....

Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1913
B. noctivagus (Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1911)
Genus Beardius
Beardius
Beardius is a genus of Pan-american non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*B. parcus Reiss & Sublette, 1985*B. breviculus Reiss & Sublette, 1985*B. truncatus Reiss & Sublette, 1985...

Reiss & Sublette, 1985
B. truncatus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
Genus Beckidia
Beckidia
Beckidia is a genus of European and African non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*B. biraensis Zorina, 2006*B. connexa Zorina, 2006*B. hirsti...

Sæther 1979
B. biraensis Zorina, 2006
B. connexa Zorina, 2006
B. hirsti (Freeman, 1957)
B. tethys (Townes, 1945)
B. zabolotzkyi (Goetghebuer, 1938)
Genus Carbochironomus
Carbochironomus
Carbochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. improvisus Reiss & Kirschbaum, 1990...

Reiss & Kirschbaum 1990
C. improvisus Reiss & Kirschbaum, 1990
Genus Chernovskiia
Chernovskiia
Chernovskiia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. macrocera Sæther, 1977*C. orbicus...

Sæther 1977
C. macrocera Sæther, 1977
C. orbicus (Townes, 1945)
Genus Chironomus
Chironomus
Chironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family, Chironomidae.-Species:*Chironomus anonimi Williston *Chironomus anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 *Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975...

Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 1803
Subgenus Camptochironomus Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1918

C. pallidivittatus Edwards
Frederick Wallace Edwards
Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....

, 1929
C. tentans Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...

, 1805
- Subgenus Chaetolabis Townes 1945
C. globulus Philinkova & Belyanina, 1993
C. macani Freeman, 1948
- Subgenus Chironomus Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 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
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 1818
C. anthracinus Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...

, 1860
C. aprilinus Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 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
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1908
C. cingulatus Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 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
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1913)
C. jonmartini Lindeberg, 1979
C. lacunarius Wülker, 1973
C. longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921
C. lugubris Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...

, 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
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...

, 1787)
C. plumosus
Chironomus plumosus
Chironomus plumosus, also known as the buzzer midge, is a species of non-biting midge that occurs throughout areas in the Northern Hemisphere.-Adult:...

(Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...

, 1758
Systema Naturae
The book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...

, 1758)
C. prasinus Pinder, 1978
C. pseudothummi Strenzke, 1959
C. reservatus Shobanov, 1997
C. riihimakiensis Wülker, 1973
C. riparius Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 1804
C. salinarius Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 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
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 1804
C. dissidens Walker
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....

, 1856
C. dorsalis Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 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
  Cladopelma
  Cladopelma is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae and tribe [] of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Species are distributed world-wide Cladopelma is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae and tribe [(Chironomini)] of the bloodworm family Chironomidae....
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 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
  Carolus Linnaeus
  Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
  
  , 1767)
- Genus Cryptochironomus
  Cryptochironomus
  Cryptochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. albofasciatus *C. argus Roback, 1957*C. blarina...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1918
- C. albofasciatus (Stæger, 1839)
- C. argus Roback, 1957
- C. blarina (Townes, 1945)
- C. chaetoala (Sublette, 1960)
- C. crassiforceps Goetghebuer, 1932
- C. defectus (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1913)
- C. denticulatus (Goetghebuer, 1921)
- C. digitatus (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- C. fulvus Johannsen, 1905
- C. hirtalatus (Beck and Beck, 1964)
- C. obreptans (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1856)
- C. parafulvus (Beck and Beck, 1964)
- C. ponderosus (Sublette, 1964)
- C. psittacinus (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1830)
- C. psittacinus Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1830
- C. redekei (Kruseman, 1933)
- C. rostratus Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1921
- C. scimitarus Townes, 1945
- C. sorex Townes, 1945
- C. supplicans (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1830)
- C. ussouriensis (Goetghebuer, 1933)
- Genus Cryptotendipes
  Cryptotendipes
  Cryptotendipes is a genus of holarctic non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. ariel *C. casuarius *C. darbyi...
  
  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
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 1929)
- C. pflugfelderi Reiss, 1964
- C. pilicuspis Sæther, 1977
- C. pseudotener (Goetghebuer, 1922)
- C. pseudotener Goethgebuer, 1922
- C. usmaensis (Pagast, 1931)
- Genus Cyphomella
  Cyphomella
  Cyphomella is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*C. argentea *C. cornea Sæther, 1977*C. gibbera Sæther, 1977*C. grisa...
  
  Sæther 1977
- C. argentea (Townes, 1945)
- C. cornea Sæther, 1977
- C. gibbera Sæther, 1977
- C. grisa (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- Genus Demeijerea
  Demeijerea
  Demeijerea is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. abruptus *D. brachialis *D. obreptus...
  
  Kruseman, 1933
- D. abruptus (Townes, 1945)
- D. brachialis (Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
  
  , 1907)
- D. obreptus (Townes, 1945)
- D. rufipes (Linnaeus
  Carolus Linnaeus
  Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
  
  , 1761)
- Genus Demicryptochironomus
  Demicryptochironomus
  Demicryptochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. cuneatus *D. fastigatus *D. latior Reiss, 1988...
  
  Lenz, 1941
- D. cuneatus (Townes, 1945)
- D. fastigatus (Townes, 1945)
- D. latior Reiss, 1988
- D. neglectus Reiss, 1988
- D. vulneratus (Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
  
  , 1838)
- Genus Dicrotendipes
  Dicrotendipes
  Dicrotendipes is a worldwide genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*D. adnilus Epler, 1987 *D. aethiops *D. botaurus...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 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
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1922)
- D. leucoscelis (Townes, 1945)
- D. lobiger (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1921)
- D. lobus Beck, 1962
- D. lucifer (Johannsen, 1907)
- D. milleri (Townes, 1945)
- D. modestus (Say
  Thomas Say
  Thomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
  
  , 1823)
- D. neomodestus (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- D. nervosus (Stæger, 1839)
- D. notatus (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1818)
- D. pallidicornis (Goetghebuer, 1934)
- D. peringueyanus Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1924
- D. pilosimanus Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1914
- D. pulsus (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1856)
- D. septemmaculatus (Becker
  Theodor Becker
  Theodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
  
  , 1908)
- D. simpsoni Epler, 1987
- D. sudanicus (Freeman, 1957)
- D. thanatogratus Epler, 1987
- D. tritomus (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1916)
- Genus Einfeldia
  Einfeldia
  Einfeldia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*E. austini Beck & Beck, 1970*E. brunneipennis Johannsen, 1905*E. chelonia...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1924
- E. austini Beck & Beck, 1970
- E. brunneipennis Johannsen, 1905
- E. chelonia (Townes, 1945)
- E. dissidens (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1856)
- E. natchitocheae (Sublette, 1964)
- E. pagana (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1838)
- E. natchitocheae (Sublette, 1964)
- E. pagana (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1838)
- E. palaearctica Ashe, 1990
- E. pectoralis Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1924
- Genus Endochironomus
  Endochironomus
  Endochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*E. albipennis *E. nigricans *E. oldenbergi Goetghebuer, 1932...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1918
- E. albipennis (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1830)
- E. nigricans (Johannsen, 1905)
- E. oldenbergi Goetghebuer, 1932
- E. stackelbergi Goetghebuer, 1935
- E. subtendens (Townes, 1945)
- E. tendens (Fabricius
  Johan Christian Fabricius
  Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
  
  , 1775)
- Genus Fleuria
  Fleuria
  Fleuria is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*F. lacustris Kieffer, 1924...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1924
- F. lacustris Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1924
- Genus Gillotia Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1921
- G. alboviridis (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- Genus Glyptotendipes
  Glyptotendipes
  Glyptotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*G. aequalis *G. amplus Townes, 1945*G. barbipes...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1913
- G. aequalis (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1922)
- G. amplus Townes, 1945
- G. barbipes (Stæger, 1839)
- G. caulicola (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1913)
- G. cauliginellus (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1913)
- G. dreisbachi Townes, 1945
- G. foliicola Contreras-Lichtenberg, 1997
- G. glaucus (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1818)
- G. gripekoveni (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1913)
- G. imbecilis (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1856)
- G. lobiferus (Say
  Thomas Say
  Thomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
  
  , 1823)
- G. meridionalis Dendy and Sublette, 1959
- G. ospeli Contreras-Lichtenberg & Kiknadze, 1999
- G. pallens (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1804)
- G. paripes (Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 1929)
- G. salinus Michailova, 1987
- G. scirpi (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1915)
- G. seminole Townes, 1945
- G. senilis (Johannsen, 1937)
- G. signatus (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1909)
- G. testaceus (Townes, 1945)
- G. unacus Townes, 1945
- G. viridis (Macquart
  Justin Pierre Marie Macquart
  Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
  
  , 1834)
- Genus Graceus
  Graceus
  Graceus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*G. ambiguus Goetghebuer 1928...
  
  Goetghebuer, 1928
- G. ambiguus Goetghebuer 1928
- Genus Harnischia
  Harnischia
  Harnischia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*H. angularis Albu & Botnariuc, 1966*H. curtilamellata *H. fuscimana Kieffer, 1921...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1921
- H. angularis Albu & Botnariuc, 1966
- H. curtilamellata (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- H. fuscimana Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1921
- H. incidata Townes, 1945
- Genus Kiefferulus
  Kiefferulus
  Kiefferulus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*K. dux *K. tendipediformis...
  
  Goetghebuer, 1922
- K. dux (Johannsen, 1905)
- K. tendipediformis (Goetghebuer, 1921)
- Genus Kloosia
  Kloosia
  Kloosia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*K. pusilla...
  
  Kruseman 1933
- K. pusilla (Linnaeus
  Carolus Linnaeus
  Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
  
  , 1761)
- Genus Lauterborniella Thienemann & Bause, 1913
- L. agrayloides (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1911)
- L. varipennis (Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
  
  , 1902)
- Genus Lipiniella
  Lipiniella
  Lipiniella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*L. araenicola Shilova, 1961*L. moderata Kalugina, 1970*L. prima Shilova, Kerkis & Kiknadze, 1993...
  
  Shilova 1961
- L. araenicola Shilova, 1961
- L. moderata Kalugina, 1970
- L. prima Shilova, Kerkis & Kiknadze, 1993
- Genus Microchironomus
  Microchironomus
  Microchironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*M. deribae *M. lendli *M. nigrovittatus...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1918
- M. deribae (Freeman, 1957)
- M. lendli (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1918)
- M. nigrovittatus (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- M. tener (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1918)
- Genus Microtendipes
  Microtendipes
  Microtendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*M. anticus *M. brevitarsis Brundin, 1947*M. britteni...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1915
- M. anticus (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1848)
- M. brevitarsis Brundin, 1947
- M. britteni (Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 1929)
- M. caducus Townes, 1945
- M. caelum Townes, 1945
- M. chloris (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1818)
- M. confinis (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1830)
- M. diffinis (Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 1929)
- M. nigellus Hirvenoja, 1963
- M. nitidus (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1818)
- M. pedellus (De Geer
  Charles De Geer
  Baron Charles de Geer was a Swedish industrialist and entomologist.- Life :...
  
  , 1776)
- M. rydalensis (Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 1929)
- M. tarsalis (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1856)
- Genus Nilothauma
  Nilothauma
  Nilothauma is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*N. babiyi *N. bicorne *N. mirabile...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1921
- N. babiyi (Rempel, 1937)
- N. bicorne (Townes, 1945)
- N. mirabile (Townes, 1945)
- N. brayi (Goetghebuer, 1921)
- N. hibaratertium Sasa, 1993
- Genus Omisus
  Omisus
  Omisus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*O. caledonicus *O. pica Townes, 1945...
  
  Townes, 1945
- O. caledonicus (Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 1932)
- O. pica Townes, 1945
- Genus Pagastiella
  Pagastiella
  Pagastiella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. orophila *P. ostansa...
  
  Brundin, 1949
- P. orophila (Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 1929)
- P. ostansa (Webb, 1969)
- Genus Parachironomus
  Parachironomus
  Parachironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. abortivus *P. aculeatus *P. acutus...
  
  Lenz, 1921
- P. abortivus (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- P. aculeatus (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 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
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 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
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 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
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- P. varus (Goetghebuer, 1921)
- P. vitiosus (Goetghebuer, 1921)
- Genus Paracladopelma
  Paracladopelma
  Paracladopelma is a genus of Palearctic and Nearctic non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. alphaeus *P. camptolabis *P. doris...
  
  Harnisch, 1923
- P. alphaeus (Sublette, 1960)
- P. camptolabis (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1913)
- P. doris (Townes, 1945)
- P. galaptera (Townes, 1945)
- P. laminatum (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 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
  Paralauterborniella
  Paralauterborniella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. nigrohalteralis...
  
  Lenz, 1941
- P. nigrohalteralis (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- Genus Paratendipes
  Paratendipes
  Paratendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. albimanus *P. basidens Townes, 1945*P. fuscitibia Sublette, 1960...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1911
- P. albimanus (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1818)
- P. basidens Townes, 1945
- P. fuscitibia Sublette, 1960
- P. nitidulus (Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
  
  , 1901)
- P. nubilus (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1830)
- P. nudisquama (Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 1929)
- P. plebeius (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1818)
- P. sinelobus Albu, 1980
- P. subaequalis (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- P. thermophilus Townes, 1945
- Genus Phaenopsectra
  Phaenopsectra
  Phaenopsectra is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. albescens *P. dyari *P. flavipes *P. incompta...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1921
- P. albescens (Townes, 1945)
- P. dyari (Townes, 1945)
- P. flavipes (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1818)
- P. incompta (Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
  
  , 1838)
- P. obediens (Johannsen, 1905)
- P. pilicellata Grodhaus, 1976
- P. profusa (Townes, 1945)
- P. punctipes (Wiedemann
  Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann
  Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
  
  , 1817)
- P. vittata (Townes, 1945)
- Genus Polypedilum
  Polypedilum
  Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This is probably is the most species-rich of all chironomid genera.-Species:*Subgenus Cerobregma Zhang & Wang 1999...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1912
- Subgenus Cerobregma Zhang & Wang 1999
P. paucisetum Zhang & Wang, 2009
- Subgenus Pentapedilum Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1913
P. botiense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
P. scirpicola (Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1921)
P. botosaneanui Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
P. camposense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
P. exsectum (Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1916)
P. intuber Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
P. nubens (Edwards
Frederick Wallace Edwards
Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....

, 1929)
P. reei Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
P. sordens (van der Wulp, 1874)
P. tissamaharense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
P. tritum (Walker
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....

, 1856)
P. wittei (Freeman, 1955)
- Subgenus Polypedilum Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1912
P. acutum Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1915
P. albicorne (Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 1838)
P. albosignatum Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 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
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 1818)
P. lene (Becker
Theodor Becker
Theodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....

, 1908)
P. nubeculosum (Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 1804)
P. nubifer (Skuse
Frederick A. Askew Skuse
Frederick A. Askew Skuse was a British-Australian Entomologist.- Biography :thumb|Skuse's description of the Asian tiger mosquito under the name of Culex albopictus....

, 1889)
P. octopunctatum (Thunberg, 1784)
P. pedestre (Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...

, 1830)
P. vanderplanki
Polypedilum vanderplanki
Polypedilum vanderplanki or the sleeping chironomid, is a dipteran in the family Chironomidae. It occurs in northern Nigeria and Uganda where its larvae grow in temporary pools of water that frequently dry out during the lifetime of P. vanderplanki larvae. Under these conditions, the larvae's body...

Hinton, 1951
- Subgenus Tripodura Townes, 1945
P. acifer Townes, 1945
P. aegyptium Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1925
P. akani Bjørlo, 2001
P. amplificatus Bjørlo, 2001
P. amputatum Bjørlo, 2001
P. apfelbecki (Strobl, 1900)
P. bicrenatum Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 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
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...

, 1838)
P. quadriguttatum Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer
Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...

, 1921
P. scalaenum (Schrank
Franz Paula von Schrank
Franz von Paula Schrank was a German botanist and entomologist.Schrank was the first director of the botanical gardens in Munich from 1809 to 1832.Shrank was the first author to use the genus name Triops...

, 1803)
P. spinalveum Vårdal, 2001
P. tetracrenatum Hirvenoja, 1962
- Subgenus Uresipedilum Oyewo & Sæther, 1998
P. convictum (Walker
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....

, 1856)
P. cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931
P. marsafae Ghonaim, Ali & Osheibah, 2005
- Genus Robackia
  Robackia
  Robackia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*R. claviger *R. demeijerei *R. pilicauda Sæther, 1977...
  
  Sæther, 1977
- R. claviger (Townes, 1945)
- R. demeijerei (Kruseman, 1933)
- R. pilicauda Sæther, 1977
- Genus Saetheria
  Saetheria
  Saetheria is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. hirta Saether, 1983*S. reissi Jackson, 1977*S. tylus...
  
  Jackson, 1977
- S. hirta Saether, 1983
- S. reissi Jackson, 1977
- S. tylus (Townes, 1945)
- Genus Sergentia
  Sergentia
  Sergentia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. albescens *S. baueri Wülker, Kiknadze, Kerkis & Nevers, 1999*S. coracina...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1922
- S. albescens (Townes, 1945)
- S. baueri Wülker, Kiknadze, Kerkis & Nevers, 1999
- S. coracina (Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
  
  , 1850)
- S. prima Proviz & Proviz, 1997
- Genus Stenochironomus
  Stenochironomus
  Stenochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. aestivalis Townes, 1945*S. albipalpus Borkent, 1984*S. annettae Borkent, 1984...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 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
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1919)
- S. fascipennis (Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
  
  , 1838)
- S. fuscipatellus Borkent, 1984
- S. gibbus (Fabricius
  Johan Christian Fabricius
  Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
  
  , 1794)
- S. hibernicus (Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards
  Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
  
  , 1929)
- S. hilaris (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1848)
- S. macateei (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- S. maculatus Borkent, 1984
- S. niger Borkent, 1984
- S. poecilopterus (Mitchell, 1908)
- S. pulchripennis (Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
  
  , 1902)
- S. ranzii Rossaro, 1982
- S. totifuscus Sublette, 1960
- S. unictus Townes, 1945
- S. woodi Borkent, 1984
- Genus Stictochironomus
  Stictochironomus
  Stictochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. albicrus *S. annulicrus *S. crassiforceps...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1919
- S. albicrus (Townes, 1945)
- S. annulicrus (Townes, 1945)
- S. crassiforceps (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1922)
- S. devinctus (Say
  Thomas Say
  Thomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
  
  , 1829)
- S. flavicingulus (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1848)
- S. lutosus (Townes, 1945)
- S. maculipennis (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1818)
- S. marmoreus (Townes, 1945)
- S. naevus (Mitchell, 1908)
- S. palliatus (Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett
  Daniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
  
  , 1902)
- S. pictulus (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1830)
- S. quagga (Townes, 1945)
- S. rosenschoeldi (Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
  Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
  
  , 1838)
- S. sticticus (Fabricius
  Johan Christian Fabricius
  Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
  
  , 1781)
- S. unguiculatus (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1934)
- S. varius (Townes, 1945)
- S. virgatus (Townes, 1945)
- Genus Synendotendipes
  Synendotendipes
  Synendotendipes is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*S. luski Grodhaus, 1987*S. abranchius *S. dispar *S. impar...
  
  Grodhaus, 1987
- S. luski Grodhaus, 1987
- S. abranchius (Lenz, 1955)
- S. dispar (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1830)
- S. impar (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1856)
- S. lepidus (Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen
  Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
  
  , 1830)
- Genus Tribelos
  Tribelos
  Tribelos is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*T. ater *T. donatoris *T. fuscicorne...
  
  Townes, 1945
- T. ater (Townes, 1945)
- T. donatoris (Shilova, 1974)
- T. fuscicorne (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- T. hesperius (Sublette, 1960)
- T. intextum (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1856)
- T. jucundus (Walker
  Francis Walker (entomologist)
  Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
  
  , 1848)
- T. protextus (Townes, 1945)
- T. quadripunctatus (Malloch
  John Russell Malloch
  John Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
  
  , 1915)
- Genus Xenochironomus
  Xenochironomus
  Xenochironomus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*X. trisetosis *X. ugandae...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1921
- X. trisetosis (Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1922)
- X. ugandae (Goetghebuer, 1936)
- X. xenolabis Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  in Thienemann and Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1916
- Genus Zavreliella
  Zavreliella
  Zavreliella is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*Z. marmorata...
  
  Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer
  Jean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
  
  , 1920
- Z. marmorata (van der Wulp 1859)

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