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Chironomini

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Chironomini Macquart
2007Chironomini Doitteau and Nel p. 44
2021Chironomini Baranov and Haug p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
suborderNematoceraLatreille 1825
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
subfamilyChironominaeMacquart 1838
tribeChironominiMacquart 1838
tribeChironominiMacquart 1838

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.

Tr. Chironomini Macquart 1838
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G. Axarus Roback 1980
G. Chironomus Meigen 1803
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Subg. Chironomus (Chironomus) Meigen 1803
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Chironomus abietarius Meunier 1904
Chironomus almelanderi Arnaud 1966
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Invalid names: Chironomus sepultus Melander 1949 [replaced]
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 meunieri Arnaud 1966
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Invalid names: Chironomus sepultus Meunier 1912 [replaced]
Chironomus meyeri Heer 1849
Chironomus microcephalus Giebel 1856
Chironomus obsoletus 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]
G. Cryptochironomus Kieffer 1918
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G. Endochironomus Kieffer 1918
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Endochironomus eocenicus Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Glyptotendipes Kieffer 1913
G. †Hintelmanniella Baranov and Haug 2021
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Hintelmanniella noncatafractata Baranov and Haug 2021
G. Paratendipes Kieffer 1911
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Paratendipes separata Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. †Prolipiniella Doitteau and Nel 2007
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Prolipiniella magnifica Doitteau and Nel 2007
Invalid names: Tendipedini [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available