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Orthocladiinae

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Orthocladiinae Lenz
1937Orthocladiinae Boesel p. 52
1944Orthocladiinae Statz p. 131
2007Orthocladiinae Doitteau and Nel p. 22
2007Orthocladiinae Seredszus and Wichard p. 62
2013Orthocladiinae Baranov and Perkovsky p. 62
2015Orthocladiinae Andersen et al. p. 282
2023Orthocladiinae Vera et al. p. 2
2024Orthocladiinae Ashe et al. p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
infraorderCulicomorpha
superfamilyChironomoideaMacquart 1838
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
subfamilyOrthocladiinaeLenz 1921
subfamilyOrthocladiinaeLenz 1921

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Orthocladiinae Lenz 1921
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G. †Acutiforcipia Ashe and O'Connor 2019
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†Acutiforcipia crusnotabile Seredszus and Wichard 2009
†Acutiforcipia cuspilonga Seredszus and Wichard 2009
†Acutiforcipia fittkaui Seredszus and Wichard 2009
G. Antillocladius Saether 1981
G. Brillia Kieffer 1913
G. Bryophaenocladius Thienemann 1934
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†Bryophaenocladius beuki Baranov et al. 2015
†Bryophaenocladius circumclusus Seredszus and Wichard 2007
G. Camptocladius van der Wulp 1874
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†Camptocladius flexuosus Meunier 1904
†Camptocladius sinuosus Meunier 1904
G. Chaetocladius Kieffer 1911
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†Chaetocladius incurvus Seredszus and Wichard 2007
G. †Chasmatonotoides Doitteau and Nel 2007
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†Chasmatonotoides deharvengi Doitteau and Nel 2007
†Chasmatonotoides longiantennata Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Corynoneura Winnertz 1846
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†Corynoneura eocenica Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Cricotopus van der Wulp 1874
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†Cricotopus abiegnus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus alluvionis Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus ambiguus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus amniculus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus antiquus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus coniferus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus crassicornis Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus delicatus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus dilapsus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus exstinctus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus insolitus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus minutissimus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus minutulus Meunier 1916
†Cricotopus minutus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus nemorivagus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus paganus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus parvulus Meunier 1916
†Cricotopus permutabilis Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus pulchellus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus pygmaeus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus robustus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus saltuosus Meunier 1904
†Cricotopus variabilis Meunier 1904
G. †Flexicrus Seredszus and Wichard 2009
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†Flexicrus palaeobalticus Seredszus and Wichard 2009
G. Heterotrissocladius Spark 1923
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†Heterotrissocladius naibuchi Baranov et al. 2015
†Heterotrissocladius paleolacustris Seredszus and Wichard 2007
G. Hydrobaenus Fries 1830
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†Hydrobaenus torpidus Seredszus and Wichard 2007
G. Hydrosmittia Ferrington and Sæther 2011
G. Krenosmittia Thienemann and Kruger 1939
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†Krenosmittia paleofontana Seredszus and Wichard 2007
G. †Lebanorthocladius Veltz et al. 2007
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†Lebanorthocladius furcatus Veltz et al. 2007
G. Limnophyes Eaton 1875
G. Metriocnemus van der Wulp 1874
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†Metriocnemus cretatus Boesel 1937
G. †Myanmaro Giłka et al. 2019
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†Myanmaro primus Giłka et al. 2019
G. Orthocladius van der Wulp 1874
G. Parachaetocladius Wulker 1959
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†Parachaetocladius balticus Seredszus and Wichard 2007
G. †Parachasmatonotus Doitteau and Nel 2007
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†Parachasmatonotus oesiensis Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Parametriocnemus Goetghebuer 1932
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†Parametriocnemus electri Seredszus and Wichard 2007
G. Paraphaenocladius Thienemann 1924
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†Paraphaenocladius evenhuisi Ashe and O'Connor 2014
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Invalid names: Paraphaenocladius pusillus Seredszus and Wichard 2007 [replaced]
†Paraphaenocladius nadezhdae Baranov et al. 2015
G. †Ploegia Doitteau and Nel 2007
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†Ploegia occulata Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Psectrocladius Kieffer 1906
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†Psectrocladius trigonatus Seredszus and Wichard 2007
G. †Pseudochasmatonotus Doitteau and Nel 2007
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†Pseudochasmatonotus furcatus Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer 1932
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†Pseudorthocladius perantiquus Seredszus and Wichard 2007
†Pseudorthocladius zherikhini Baranov and Perkovsky 2013
G. Pseudosmittia Goetghebuer 1932
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†Pseudosmittia kodrulae Baranov et al. 2015
G. Pterosis Sublette and Wirth 1980
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†Pterosis extinctus Baranov 2025
G. Rheosmittia Brundin 1986
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†Rheosmittia pertenuis Seredszus and Wichard 2007
†Rheosmittia seni Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Smittia Holmgren 1869
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†Smittia sukachevae Baranov et al. 2015
†Smittia veta Boesel 1937
G. Spaniotoma Philippi 1865
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†Spaniotoma conservata Boesel 1937
G. †Spinorthocladius Doitteau and Nel 2007
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†Spinorthocladius enigmaticus Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Tokunagaia Goetghebuer 1932
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†Tokunagaia azari Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Tokyobrillia Kobayashi and Sasa 1991
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†Tokyobrillia succinea Seredszus and Wichard 2009
G. Zalutschia Lipina 1939
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†Zalutschia electra Seredszus and Wichard 2009
Invalid names: Metriocnemini Goetghebuer 1940 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 130.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Lebanorthocladius furcatus (122471)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Myanmaro primus (200099)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Manitoba) Metriocnemus cretatus, Spaniotoma conservata, Spaniotoma veta (122356)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Orthocladiinae indet. 1, Orthocladiinae indet. 2 (231725)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Orthocladiinae indet. B, Orthocladiinae indet. C, Orthocladiinae indet. D, Corynoneura eocenica, Spinorthocladius enigmaticus, Chaetocladius petruleviciusi, Parachasmatonotus oesiensis, Pseudochasmatonotus furcatus, Chasmatonotoides longiantennata, Chasmatonotoides deharvengi, Ploegia occulata, Rheosmittia seni, Tokunagaia azari (123850)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Russian Federation O. sp. A, O. sp. B, O. sp. C, Pseudorthocladius zherikhini, Antillocladius sp., Heterotrissocladius naibuchi, Paraphaenocladius nadezhdae, Pseudosmittia kodrulae, Smittia sukachevae (107340)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Heterotrissocladius paleolacustris, Parametriocnemus electri, Parachaetocladius balticus, Pseudorthocladius perantiquus, Bryophaenocladius circumclusus (154572)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Lithuania Bryophaenocladius beuki (172614)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Orthocladiinae indet. (21976)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Cricotopus sp., Metriocnemus sp., Smittia sp., Orthocladiinae indet., Brillia sp., Heterotrissocladius paleolacustris, Hydrosmittia sp., Limnophyes sp., Orthocladius sp. (113621) Orthocladiinae indet. (122997)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Acutiforcipia cuspilonga (157348) Cricotopus alluvionis, Cricotopus permutabilis, Cricotopus ambiguus, Cricotopus dilapsus (124073) Cricotopus crassicornis, Cricotopus antiquus, Cricotopus amniculus, Cricotopus alluvionis, Cricotopus pygmaeus, Cricotopus delicatus, Cricotopus robustus, Cricotopus permutabilis, Cricotopus variabilis, Cricotopus pulchellus, Cricotopus ambiguus, Cricotopus dilapsus, Cricotopus abiegnus, Cricotopus paganus, Cricotopus insolitus, Cricotopus saltuosus, Cricotopus coniferus, Cricotopus exstinctus, Cricotopus nemorivagus, Cricotopus minutissimus, Cricotopus minutus, Camptocladius flexuosus, Camptocladius sinuosus, Cricotopus minutulus, Cricotopus parvulus (123927) Heterotrissocladius paleolacustris, Chaetocladius incurvus, Krenosmittia paleofontana, Parametriocnemus electri, Parachaetocladius balticus, Pseudorthocladius perantiquus, Paraphaenocladius pusillus, Psectrocladius trigonatus, Rheosmittia pertenuis, Bryophaenocladius circumclusus, Hydrobaenus torpidus, Acutiforcipia cuspilonga, Acutiforcipia crusnotabile, Acutiforcipia fittkaui, Flexicrus palaeobalticus (145846) Heterotrissocladius paleolacustris, Pseudorthocladius perantiquus, Acutiforcipia cuspilonga, Acutiforcipia crusnotabile (124468) Tokyobrillia succinea (123420) Zalutschia electra (110735)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (Otago) Bryophaenocladius zealandiae, Pterosis extinctus, Metriocnemini indet., Bryophaenocladius sp. (191651)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Orthocladius sp 4, Orthocladius sp 3, Orthocladius sp 2, Orthocladius sp 1 (122010)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (New South Wales) Orthocladiinae indet. (224044)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Iceland Orthocladiinae indet. (154940)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Orthocladiinae indet. (154909)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Orthocladiinae indet., Orthocladius sp. (160143) Orthocladiinae indet., Orthocladius sp., Psectrocladius sp. (160145)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Orthocladiinae indet., Limnophyes sp., Psectrocladius sp. (174230) Orthocladiinae indet., Psectrocladius sp., Zalutschia sp. (174229)