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Chironomus
Taxonomy
Chironomus was named by Meigen (1803). It is extant. It is the type genus of Chironomidae, Chironominae, Chironomini.
It was assigned to Chironominae by Kieffer (1906); to Chironomidae by Scudder (1878), Scudder (1890), Aldrich (1905), Theobald (1937) and Carpenter (1992); and to Chironomini by Doitteau and Nel (2007).
It was assigned to Chironominae by Kieffer (1906); to Chironomidae by Scudder (1878), Scudder (1890), Aldrich (1905), Theobald (1937) and Carpenter (1992); and to Chironomini by Doitteau and Nel (2007).
Species
C. (Chironomus), C. abietarius, C. almelanderi (syn. C. sepultus), C. antiquus, C. aquisextanus, C. bituminosus, C. brevirostris, C. caliginosus, C. decrepitus, C. depletus, C. elegantulus, C. gaudini, C. haustus, C. inclusus, C. inglorius, C. lacunus, C. lacus, C. leucomelas, C. meticulosus, C. meunieri (syn. C. sepultus), C. meyeri, C. microcephalus, C. obsoletus, C. oeningensis, C. paludosus, C. patens, C. pausatus, C. pliocenicus, C. primaevus, C. pristinus, C. proterus, C. requiescens, C. scudderiellus, C. septus, C. sepultus, C. serresi, C. subobscurus, C. tenebricosus, C. tenebrosus, C. uliginosus, C. umbraticus, C. umbrosus, C. vagabundus, C. venerabilis (syn. C. problematicus)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1803 | Chironomus Meigen p. 260 |
1878 | Chironomus Scudder p. 749 |
1890 | Palaeolycus Etheridge and Olliff p. 11 |
1890 | Chironomus Scudder p. 578 |
1905 | Chironomus Aldrich p. 111 |
1906 | Chironomus Kieffer p. 14 |
1908 | Tendipes Meigen p. 48 |
1937 | Chironomus Theobald p. 347 |
1992 | Chironomus Carpenter |
2007 | Chironomus Doitteau and Nel |
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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.
G. Chironomus Meigen 1803
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†Chironomus abietarius Meunier 1904
†Chironomus antiquus Von Heyden 1859
†Chironomus aquisextanus Theobald 1937
†Chironomus bituminosus von Heyden 1870
†Chironomus brevirostris Giebel 1856
†Chironomus caliginosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus decrepitus von Heyden 1870
†Chironomus depletus Scudder 1877
†Chironomus elegantulus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus gaudini Heer 1864
†Chironomus haustus Meunier 1912
†Chironomus inclusus Meunier 1912
†Chironomus inglorius Meunier 1904
†Chironomus lacunus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus lacus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus leucomelas Gistl 1831
†Chironomus meticulosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus meyeri Heer 1849
†Chironomus microcephalus Giebel 1856
†Chironomus obsoletus Heer 1849
†Chironomus oeningensis Heer 1849
†Chironomus paludosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus patens Scudder 1877
†Chironomus pausatus Melander 1949
†Chironomus pliocenicus Piton 1935
†Chironomus primaevus Melander 1949
†Chironomus pristinus Melander 1949
†Chironomus proterus Melander 1949
†Chironomus requiescens Melander 1949
†Chironomus scudderiellus Cockerell 1916
†Chironomus septus Scudder 1890
†Chironomus sepultus Heer 1849
†Chironomus serresi Theobald 1937
†Chironomus subobscurus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus tenebricosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus tenebrosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus uliginosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus umbraticus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus umbrosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus vagabundus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus venerabilis Etheridge and Olliff 1890
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Invalid names: Chironomus problematicus Etheridge and Olliff 1890 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeolycus Etheridge and Olliff 1890 [synonym], Tendipes Meigen 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Holocene or 50.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma
Collections (36 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | C. septus (122090) C. sp. (121306) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | C. depletus, C. patens (121146) | |
Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | C. microcephalus, C. brevirostris (147344) C. vagabundus, C. tenebrosus, C. elegantulus, C. umbraticus, C. meticulosus, C. umbrosus, C. inglorius, C. subobscurus, C. caliginosus, C. tenebricosus, C. abietarius, C. paludosus, C. uliginosus, C. lacunus, C. lacus (123927) | |
Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | C. primaevus, C. scudderiellus, C. pausatus, C. requiescens (106379) C. pristinus, C. scudderiellus, C. requiescens (106381) C. proterus (124680) C. requiescens (124683) C. requiescens, C. sepultus (123119) C. scudderiellus (122977 124682) | |
MP 23 | France | C. aquisextanus (122535) C. serresi (122536) | |
Rupelian | Germany | C. sp. (122407) | |
MP 30 | Germany | C. sp. 6, C. sp. 7 pupa, C. sp. 8, C. sp. 10, C. sp. 11, C. antiquus, C. bituminosus, C. decrepitus (123945) C. sp. 9 pupa (154946) | |
Chattian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | C. serresi (122487) C. serresi, C. aquisextanus (122488) | |
Aquitanian | New Zealand | C. sp. 1, C. sp. 2 (50035) | |
Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | C. gaudini (117252) C. obsoletus (115305) C. oeningensis (113689) | |
Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | C. venerabilis, Palaeolycus problematicus (132306) | |
Blancan | USA (Texas) | C. kirklandi (154909) | |
Piacenzian | Japan | C. sp. (188976) | |
Gelasian | Greenland | C. sp. (160144 160153) | |
Gelasian | France | C. pliocenicus (113996) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Wisconsin) | C. sp. (169406) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Canada (Ontario) | C. sp. (174229 174230) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Worcestershire) | C. sp. (163070) | |
Holocene | Madagascar | C. sepultus (151372) | |
Holocene | Brazil | C. leucomelas (155717) | |
Holocene | Tanzania | C. inclusus, C. haustus (152189) |