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Chironomus
Chironomus is a genus of nonbiting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family, Chironomidae, containing several cryptic species that can only be distinguished by experts based on the characteristics of their giant chromosomes.
In the early 20th century the name Tendipes Meigen, 1800 was often used instead. In 1963 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature restored the traditional name Chironomus, which was first published in 1803 by Johann Wilhelm Meigen.
43 branches of this group, most-observed first
Chironomus decorus
complexChironomus decorus
Chironomus staegeri
complexChironomus staegeri
Chironomus javanus
complexChironomus javanus
Chironomus striatipennis
complexChironomus striatipennis
Chironomus nepeanensis
speciesChironomus nepeanensis
Chironomus formosipennis
speciesChironomus formosipennis
Chironomus plumosus
complexChironomus plumosus
Chironomus tepperi
speciesChironomus tepperi
Chironomus australis
complexChironomus australis
New Zealand Midge
speciesChironomus zealandicus
Chironomus riparius
complexChironomus riparius
Chironomus yoshimatsui
speciesChironomus yoshimatsui
Chironomus samoensis
complexChironomus samoensis
Chironomus luridus
speciesChironomus luridus
Chironomus calipterus
speciesChironomus calipterus
Chironomus circumdatus
speciesChironomus circumdatus
Chironomus lugubris
speciesChironomus lugubris
Chironomus salinarius
speciesChironomus salinarius
Chironomus anthracinus
complexChironomus anthracinus
Chironomus tuberculatus
speciesChironomus tuberculatus
Chironomus annularius
speciesChironomus annularius
Chironomus aprilinus
speciesChironomus aprilinus
Chironomus cloacalis
speciesChironomus cloacalis
Chironomus aberratus
complexChironomus aberratus
Chironomus commutatus
speciesChironomus commutatus
Chironomus alpestris
speciesChironomus alpestris
Chironomus stigmaterus
speciesChironomus stigmaterus
Chironomus hawaiiensis
speciesChironomus hawaiiensis
Chironomus analis
speciesChironomus analis
Chironomus antipodensis
speciesChironomus antipodensis
Chironomus fimbriatus
speciesChironomus fimbriatus
Chironomus transvaalensis
speciesChironomus transvaalensis
Chironomus parathummi
speciesChironomus parathummi
Chironomus valkanovi
speciesChironomus valkanovi
Chironomus anchialicus
speciesChironomus anchialicus
Chironomus bernensis
speciesChironomus bernensis
Chironomus uliginosus
speciesChironomus uliginosus
Chironomus obtusidens
complexChironomus obtusidens
Chironomus subantarcticus
speciesChironomus subantarcticus
Chironomus hyperboreus
speciesChironomus hyperboreus
Chironomus acutiventris
speciesChironomus acutiventris
Chironomus pseudothummi
speciesChironomus pseudothummi
Chironomus magnivalva
speciesChironomus magnivalva
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 545869.