Chironominae Explained

Chironominae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).

Genera

• Tribe Chironomini
  • Axarus Roback 1980
  • Baeotendipes Kieffer, 1913
  • Beckidia Sæther 1979
  • Carbochironomus Reiss & Kirschbaum 1990
  • Chernovskiia Sæther 1977
  • Chironomus Meigen, 1803
  • Cladopelma Kieffer, 1921
  • Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
  • Cryptotendipes Lenz, 1941
  • Demeijerea Kruseman, 1933
  • Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 1941
  • Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
  • Einfeldia Kieffer, 1924
  • Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
  • Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
  • Graceus Goetghebuer, 1928
  • Harnischia Kieffer, 1921
  • Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 1922
  • Kloosia Kruseman 1933
  • Lipiniella Shilova 1961
  • Lauterborniella Thienemann & Bause, 1913
  • Microchironomus Kieffer, 1918
  • Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
  • Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921
  • Omisus Townes, 1945
  • Pagastiella Brundin, 1949
  • Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
  • Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
  • Paralauterborniella Lenz, 1941
  • Paratendipes Kieffer, 1911
  • Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921
  • Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
  • Saetheria Jackson, 1977
  • Sergentia Kieffer, 1922
  • Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919
  • Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
  • Synendotendipes Grodhaus, 1987
  • Tribelos Townes, 1945
  • Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921
  • Zavreliella Kieffer, 1920
• Tribe Pseudochironomini
  • Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915
• Tribe Tanytarsini
  • Afrozavrelia Harrison, 2004^[1]
  • Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1921
  • Corynocera Zetterstedt, 1838
  • Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
  • Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 1941
  • Parapsectra Reiss, 1969
  • Paratanytarsus Thienemann & Bause, 1913
  • Rheotanytarsus Thienemann & Bause, 1913
  • Stempellina Thienemann & Bause, 1913
  • Stempellinella Brundin, 1947^[1]
  • Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1874
  • Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 1982
  • Zavrelia Kieffer, 1913^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Torbjørn. Ekrem. Systematics and biogeography of Zavrelia, Afrozavrelia and Stempellinella (Diptera: Chironomidae). 2009-04-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318014409/http://folk.ntnu.no/torbjoe/Stempellinella%26Zavrelia/index.htm. 2009-03-18.
2. Torbjørn. Ekrem. Elisabeth. Stur. 2009. A review of the genus Zavrelia (Diptera: Chironomidae). Eur. J. Entomol.. 106. 119–144. 1802-8829. 2009-04-30.