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Chironomus

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

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).

Synonyms

Palaeolycus was named by Etheridge and Olliff (1890).

It was synonymized subjectively with Chironomus by Evenhuis (1994).

It was assigned to Lampyridae by Etheridge and Olliff (1890).
Tendipes was named by Meigen (1908). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chironomus by Evenhuis (1994) and Evenhuis and Pape (2017).

It was assigned to Diptera by Meigen (1908).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
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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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825

Rank	Name	Author
class	Insecta
order	Diptera
suborder	Nematocera	Latreille 1825
family	Chironomidae	Macquart 1838
subfamily	Chironominae	Macquart 1838
tribe	Chironomini	Macquart 1838
genus	Chironomus

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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Subg. Chironomus (Chironomus) Meigen 1803

†Chironomus (Chironomus) kirklandi Sublette 1969

†Chironomus abietarius Meunier 1904

†Chironomus almelanderi Arnaud 1966

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

Invalid names: Chironomus sepultus Meunier 1912 [replaced]

†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

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

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 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

Collections (36 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian	50.3 - 46.2	USA (Wyoming)	C. septus (122090) C. sp. (121306)
Bridgerian	50.3 - 46.2	USA (Colorado)	C. depletus, C. patens (121146)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	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	37.2 - 33.9	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	33.9 - 28.4	France	C. aquisextanus (122535) C. serresi (122536)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	Germany	C. sp. (122407)
MP 30	28.4 - 23.03	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	28.1 - 23.03	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)	C. serresi (122487) C. serresi, C. aquisextanus (122488)
Aquitanian	23.03 - 20.44	New Zealand	C. sp. 1, C. sp. 2 (50035)
Sarmatian	12.7 - 11.608	Germany (Baden-Württemberg)	C. gaudini (117252) C. obsoletus (115305) C. oeningensis (113689)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Australia (New South Wales)	C. venerabilis, Palaeolycus problematicus (132306)
Blancan	4.9 - 1.8	USA (Texas)	C. kirklandi (154909)
Piacenzian	3.6 - 2.588	Japan	C. sp. (188976)
Gelasian	2.588 - 1.806	France	C. pliocenicus (113996)
Gelasian	2.588 - 1.806	Greenland	C. sp. (160144 160153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (Wisconsin)	C. sp. (169406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	United Kingdom (Worcestershire)	C. sp. (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Canada (Ontario)	C. sp. (174229 174230)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Tanzania	C. inclusus, C. haustus (152189)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Brazil	C. leucomelas (155717)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Madagascar	C. sepultus (151372)