Chironomidae

Subfamilies:
[Chironominae], Orthocladiinae, [Diamesinae, Tanypodinae],
[Larvae], [Wings]


Subfamily Orthocladiinae


Acricotopus lucens

Brillia bifida

Bryophaenocladius femineus

Bryophaenocladius ictericus

Bryophaenocladius nidorum

Bryophaenocladius xanthogyne

Chaetocladius perennis

Chaetocladius piger

Cricotopus laricomalis

Cricotopus tricinctus

Diplocladius cultriger

Eukiefferiella brevicalcar

Eukiefferiella claripennis

Gymnometriocnemus brumalis

Gymnometriocnemus subnudus

Heleniella ornaticollis

Heterotrissocladius grimshawi

Hydrosmittia oxoniana

Limnophyes habilis

Limnophyes minimus

Limnophyes truncorum

Mesosmittia flexuella

Metriocnemus eurynotus

Metriocnemus fuscipes

Metriocnemus tristellus

Nanocladius dichromus

Orthocladius rubicundus

Paracladius conversus

Paraphaenocladius irritus

Paratrichocladius rufiventris

Psectrocladius platypus

Psectrocladius sordidellus

Pseudosmittia trilobata

Rheocricotopus atripes

Rheocricotopus chalybeatus

Rheocricotopus fuscipes

Smittia aterrima

Smittia leucopogon

Smittia pratorum

Synorthocladius semivirens

Subfamilies:
[Chironominae], Orthocladiinae, [Diamesinae, Tanypodinae],
[Larvae], [Wings]

Identification Keys

The Chironomid Home Page


Possible Parasites:
Leptus trimaculatus Nymph
Possible Predators:
Pedicia rivosa Larva

Dolichopodidae

Rhopalum clavipes

Gerridae

Hydrometridae

Veliidae

Dytiscidae

Hydrophilidae

Odonata

Sialidae Larvae

Siphonoperla torrentium Nymph

Perla marginata Larva

Dolomedes fimbriatus

Pirata piraticus

Tetragnatha extensa

Haemopis sanguisuga

Heterocypris incongruens

Crenobia alpina


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