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Checklist of the family Chironomidae (Diptera) of Finland
expand article infoLauri Paasivirta
‡ Unaffiliated, Salo, Finland
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Abstract

A checklist of the family Chironomidae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is presented.

Keywords

Finland, Chironomidae , species list, biodiversity, faunistics

Introduction

There are supposedly at least 15 000 species of chironomid midges in the world (Armitage et al. 1995, but see Pape et al. 2011) making it the largest family among the aquatic insects. The European chironomid fauna consists of 1262 species (Sæther and Spies 2013). In Finland, 780 species can be found, of which 37 are still undescribed (Paasivirta 2012).

The species checklist written by B. Lindeberg on 23.10.1979 (Hackman 1980) included 409 chironomid species. Twenty of those species have been removed from the checklist due to various reasons. The total number of species increased in the 1980s to 570, mainly due to the identification work by me and J. Tuiskunen (Bergman and Jansson 1983, Tuiskunen and Lindeberg 1986). There has been a new rapid increase in the total number of species since 1998. I have reported 187 additional species, of which 8 have been new to science, and other researchers have reported 24 additional species. The chironomid fauna of all biogeographical provinces has been relatively well surveyed (Paasivirta 2012, including the trapping efficiency and the collectors).

Holotypes and paratypes exist for 87 species described from Finland. 23 species have been found only in Finland, thus making them putatively endemic species. Six of these species have only been found from the original type locality. 42 species have been found only from one collecting site in Finland.

Larvae of chironomid midges are found in all types of aquatic habitats. In addition, some species (130 species, 17%) specialize in semi-aquatic environments like wet moss on wetlands and shores of lotic waters. A total of 367 species have been identified from springs and the surrounding habitats in Finland. Sixteen percent of these species are associated with or specialized in springs and 25% are semi-aquatic species (Paasivirta 2007). One hundred and seventy aquatic species have been found from marine habitats, excluding river estuaries (Paasivirta 2000 and later additions). Sixty five additional species live in the mildly brackish water in the northern part of Bothnian Bay. There are only four strictly marine species.

The conservation statuses have been estimated for 667 Finnish chironomid species. Eleven species are classified as vulnerable (VU), 21 as near threatened (NT) and 6 species as lacking sufficient information (DD) (Penttinen et al. 2010). Since the chironomid midges have not been extensively studied and no long-term studies have been performed in Finland, the only useful criteria for the assessment of the conservation statuses have been either extent of occurrence or area of occupancy.

The nomenclature of the species list is consistent with Fauna Europaea (Sæther and Spies 2013). Undescribed species are specified with appellations derived from the first collecting locality. For example Procladius sp. 2 “Palsa” was first found at a site called Palsa.

The list of Finnish chironomids (with bioprovincial distribution data) was last updated by Paasivirta (2012).

Number of species:

World: 7053 species (Pape et al. 2011)

Europe: 1262 species (Sæther and Spies 2013)

Finland: 780 species, incl. 37 undescribed species

Faunistic knowledge level in Finland: good

Checklist

Nematocera Dumeril, 1805

infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948

superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834

CHIRONOMIDAE Newman, 1834

PODONOMINAE Thienemann & Edwards, 1937

tribe Boreochlini Brundin, 1966

BOREOCHLUS Edwards, 1938

Boreochlus thienemanni Edwards, 1938

LASIODIAMESA Kieffer, 1924

Lasiodiamesa armata Brundin, 1966

Lasiodiamesa gracilis (Kieffer, 1924)

Lasiodiamesa sphagnicola (Kieffer, 1925)

tribe Podonomini Thienemann & Edwards, 1937

PAROCHLUS Enderlein, 1912

Parochlus kiefferi (Garrett, 1925)

TRICHOTANYPUS Kieffer, 1906

Trichotanypus mariae Wirth & Sublette, 1970

Trichotanypus posticalis (Lundbeck, 1898)

TANYPODINAE Skuse, 1889

tribe Anatopyniini Fittkau, 1962

ANATOPYNIA Johannsen, 1905

Anatopynia plumipes (Fries, 1823)

tribe Coelotanypodini Coffman, 1978

= Clinotanypodini Lipina, 1928

CLINOTANYPUS Kieffer, 1913

Clinotanypus nervosus (Meigen, 1818)

tribe Macropelopiini Zavřel, 1929

APSECTROTANYPUS Fittkau, 1962

Apsectrotanypus trifascipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838)

MACROPELOPIA Thienemann, 1916

Macropelopia adaucta Kieffer, 1916

= goetghebueri (Kieffer, 1918)

Macropelopia nebulosa (Meigen, 1804)

Macropelopia notata (Meigen, 1818)

PSECTROTANYPUS Kieffer, 1909

Psectrotanypus varius (Fabricius, 1787)

tribe Natarsiini Roback & Moss, 1978

NATARSIA Fittkau, 1962

Natarsia nugax (Walker, 1856)

Natarsia punctata (Fabricius, 1805)

tribe Pentaneurini Hennig, 1950

ABLABESMYIA Johannsen, 1905

Ablabesmyia longistyla Fittkau, 1962

Ablabesmyia monilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ablabesmyia phatta (Egger, 1864)

ARCTOPELOPIA Fittkau, 1962

Arctopelopia barbitarsis (Zetterstedt, 1850)

Arctopelopia griseipennis (van der Wulp, 1859)

Arctopelopia melanosoma (Goetghebuer, 1933)

CONCHAPELOPIA Fittkau, 1957

Conchapelopia aagaardi Murray, 1987

Conchapelopia hittmairorum Michiels & Spies, 2002

Conchapelopia intermedia Fittkau, 1962

Conchapelopia melanops (Meigen, 1818)

Conchapelopia pallidula (Meigen, 1818)

GUTTIPELOPIA Fittkau, 1962

Guttipelopia guttipennis (van der Wulp, 1861)

HAYESOMYIA Murray & Fittkau, 1986

Hayesomyia tripunctata (Goetghebuer, 1922)

KRENOPELOPIA Fittkau, 1962

Krenopelopia binotata (Wiedemann, 1817)

Krenopelopia nigropunctata (Staeger, 1839)

LABRUNDINIA Fittkau, 1962

Labrundinia longipalpis (Goetghebuer, 1921)

LARSIA Fittkau, 1962

Larsia atrocincta (Goetghebuer, 1942)

MONOPELOPIA Fittkau, 1962

Monopelopia tenuicalcar (Kieffer, 1918)

NILOTANYPUS Kieffer, 1923

Nilotanypus dubius (Meigen, 1804)

PARAMERINA Fittkau, 1962

Paramerina cingulata (Walker, 1856)

Paramerina divisa (Walker, 1856)

PENTANEURELLA Fittkau & Murray, 1983

Pentaneurella katterjokki Fittkau & Murray, 1983

RHEOPELOPIA Fittkau, 1962

Rheopelopia maculipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Rheopelopia ornata (Meigen, 1838)

TELMATOPELOPIA Fittkau, 1962

Telmatopelopia nemorum (Goetghebuer, 1921)

TELOPELOPIA Roback, 1971

Telopelopia fascigera (Verneaux, 1970)

THIENEMANNIMYIA Fittkau, 1957

Thienemannimyia carnea (Fabricius, 1805)

Thienemannimyia fusciceps (Edwards, 1929)

Thienemannimyia laeta (Meigen, 1818)

Thienemannimyia lentiginosa (Fries, 1823)

Thienemannimyia pseudocarnea Murray, 1976

Thienemannimyia vitellina (Kieffer, 1916)

TRISSOPELOPIA Kieffer, 1923

Trissopelopia longimana (Staeger, 1839)

XENOPELOPIA Fittkau, 1962

Xenopelopia falcigera (Kieffer, 1911)

Xenopelopia nigricans (Goetghebuer, 1927)

ZAVRELIMYIA Fittkau, 1962

Zavrelimyia barbatipes (Kieffer, 1911)

Zavrelimyia hirtimana (Kieffer, 1918)

Zavrelimyia melanura (Meigen, 1804)

tribe Procladiini Roback, 1971

PROCLADIUS Skuse, 1889

sg. Holotanypus Roback, 1982

Procladius appropinquatus (Lundström, 1917)

Procladius choreus (Meigen, 1804)

Procladius culiciformis (Linnaeus, 1767)

= crassinervis (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Procladius fimbriatus Wülker, 1959

Procladius fuscus Brundin, 1949

? Procladius islandicus (Goetghebuer, 1931)

Procladius nudipennis Brundin, 1947

Procladius pectinatus (Kieffer, 1909)

Procladius signatus (Zetterstedt, 1850)

Procladius simplicistylus Freeman, 1948

Procladius suecicus Brundin, 1949

Procladius cf. vesus Roback, 1971

Procladius sp. 1 “Valassaaret”

Procladius sp. 2 “Palsa”

Procladius sp. 3 “Kaldoaivi”

sg. Psilotanypus Kieffer, 1906

Procladius flavifrons Edwards, 1929

Procladius imicola Kieffer, 1922

Procladius lugens Kieffer, 1915

Procladius rufovittatus (van der Wulp, 1874)

tribe Tanypodini Skuse, 1889

TANYPUS Meigen, 1803

Tanypus kraatzi (Kieffer, 1912)

Tanypus punctipennis Meigen, 1818

Tanypus vilipennis (Kieffer, 1918)

DIAMESINAE Kieffer, 1922

tribe Diamesini Kieffer, 1922

DIAMESA Meigen, 1835

Diamesa aberrata Lundbeck, 1898

Diamesa arctica (Boheman, 1865)

Diamesa bertrami Edwards, 1935

Diamesa bohemani Goetghebuer, 1932

Diamesa hyperborea Holmgren, 1869

Diamesa incallida (Walker, 1856)

Diamesa insignipes Kieffer, 1908

Diamesa latitarsis (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Diamesa permacra (Walker, 1856)

Diamesa serratosioi Willassen, 1986

Diamesa tonsa (Haliday, 1856)

= thienemanni Kieffer, 1909

POTTHASTIA Kieffer, 1922

Potthastia gaedii (Meigen, 1838)

Potthastia longimanus Kieffer, 1922

Potthastia pastoris (Edwards, 1933)

PSEUDODIAMESA Goetghebuer, 1939

Pseudodiamesa branickii (Nowicki, 1873)

Pseudodiamesa nivosa (Goetghebuer, 1928)

PSEUDOKIEFFERIELLA Zavřel, 1941

= Diplomesa Zavřel 1941

Pseudokiefferiella parva (Edwards, 1932)

SYMPOTTHASTIA Pagast, 1947

Sympotthastia fulva (Johannsen, 1921)

Sympotthastia huldeni Tuiskunen, 1986

SYNDIAMESA Kieffer, 1918

Syndiamesa sp., indet. larva

tribe Protanypini Brundin, 1956

PROTANYPUS Kieffer, 1906

Protanypus caudatus Edwards, 1924

Protanypus morio (Zetterstedt, 1838)

TELMATOGETONINAE Wirth, 1949

TELMATOGETON Schiner, 1866

Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933

PRODIAMESINAE Sæther, 1976

MONODIAMESA Kieffer, 1922

Monodiamesa bathyphila (Kieffer, 1918)

Monodiamesa ekmani (Brundin, 1949)

ODONTOMESA Pagast, 1947

Odontomesa fulva (Kieffer, 1919)

PRODIAMESA Kieffer, 1906

Prodiamesa olivacea (Meigen, 1818)

ORTHOCLADIINAE Kieffer, 1911

AAGAARDIA Sæther, 2000

Aagaardia protensa Sæther, 2000

Aagaardia sivertseni (Aagaard, 1979)

Aagaardia (?) sp. 1

ABISKOMYIA Edwards, 1937

Abiskomyia paravirgo Goetghebuer, 1940

Abiskomyia virgo Edwards, 1937

ACAMPTOCLADIUS Brundin, 1956

Acamptocladius reissi Cranston & Sæther, 1982

Acamptocladius submontanus (Edwards, 1932)

ACRICOTOPUS Kieffer, 1921

Acricotopus lucens (Zetterstedt, 1850)

ALLOCLADIUS Kieffer, 1913

Allocladius bothnicus (Tuiskunen, 1984)

BOREOSMITTIA Tuiskunen, 1986

Boreosmittia inariensis Tuiskunen, 1986

Boreosmittia karelioborealis Tuiskunen, 1986

BRILLIA Kieffer, 1913

Brillia bifida (Kieffer, 1909)

= modesta (Meigen, 1830) preocc.

Brillia longifurca Kieffer, 1921

BRYOPHAENOCLADIUS Thienemann, 1934

Bryophaenocladius aestivus (Brundin, 1947)

Bryophaenocladius dentatus (Karl, 1937)

Bryophaenocladius flexidens (Brundin, 1947)

Bryophaenocladius ictericus (Meigen, 1830)

Bryophaenocladius illimbatus (Edwards, 1929)

Bryophaenocladius cf. impectinus Sæther, 1976

Bryophaenocladius inconstans (Brundin, 1947)

Bryophaenocladius cf. laticaudus Sæther, 1973

Bryophaenocladius muscicola (Kieffer, 1906)

Bryophaenocladius nidorum (Edwards, 1929)

Bryophaenocladius nigrus Albu, 1974

Bryophaenocladius nitidicollis (Goetghebuer, 1913)

Bryophaenocladius pectinatus Albu, 1974

Bryophaenocladius psilacrus Sæther, 1982

Bryophaenocladius saanae Tuiskunen, 1986

Bryophaenocladius scanicus (Brundin, 1947)

Bryophaenocladius cf. sclerus Wang, Liu & Epler, 2004

Bryophaenocladius subparallelus (Malloch, 1915)

Bryophaenocladius subvernalis (Edwards, 1929)

Bryophaenocladius tuberculatus (Edwards, 1929)

Bryophaenocladius vernalis (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Bryophaenocladius xanthogyne (Edwards, 1929)

Bryophaenocladius sp., pr. xanthogyne

Bryophaenocladius sp. 1 ”Syöte”

Bryophaenocladius sp. 2 ”Syöte”

Bryophaenocladius sp. 3 ”Malla”

Bryophaenocladius sp. 4 ”Tsarmi”

Bryophaenocladius sp. 5 ”Pallas”

Bryophaenocladius sp. 6 ”Rommas”

CAMPTOCLADIUS van der Wulp, 1874

Camptocladius stercorarius (De Geer, 1776)

CARDIOCLADIUS Kieffer, 1912

Cardiocladius capucinus (Zetterstedt, 1850)

Cardiocladius fuscus Kieffer, 1924

CHAETOCLADIUS Kieffer, 1911

Chaetocladius acuminatus Brundin, 1956

Chaetocladius binotatus (Lundström, 1915)

Chaetocladius britae Säwedal, 1976

Chaetocladius crassisaetosus Tuiskunen, 1986

Chaetocladius dentiforceps (Edwards, 1929)

Chaetocladius dissipatus (Edwards, 1929)

Chaetocladius glacialis (Lundström, 1915)

Chaetocladius gracilis Brundin, 1956

Chaetocladius grandilobus Brundin, 1956

Chaetocladius laminatus Brundin, 1947

Chaetocladius maeaeri Brundin, 1947

Chaetocladius sp., pr. melaleucus (Meigen, 1818)

Chaetocladius muliebris Tuiskunen, 1986

Chaetocladius perennis (Meigen, 1830)

Chaetocladius piger (Goetghebuer, 1913)

Chaetocladius cf. rusticus (Goetghebuer, 1932)

Chaetocladius suecicus (Kieffer, 1916)

Chaetocladius tenuistylus Brundin, 1947

CLUNIO Haliday, 1855

Clunio balticus Heimbach, 1978

CORYNONEURA Winnertz, 1846

Corynoneura arctica Kieffer, 1923

Corynoneura brundini Hirvenoja & Hirvenoja, 1988

Corynoneura carriana Edwards, 1924

Corynoneura celeripes Winnertz, 1852

Corynoneura celtica Edwards, 1924

Corynoneura coronata Edwards, 1924

Corynoneura edwardsi Brundin, 1949

Corynoneura fittkaui Schlee, 1968

Corynoneura gratias Schlee, 1968

Corynoneura gynocera Tuiskunen, 1983

Corynoneura lacustris Edwards, 1924

Corynoneura lobata Edwards, 1924

Corynoneura magna Brundin, 1949

Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846

= longipennis auct. nec Tokunaga, 1936

Corynoneura sp. 1 “Tvärminne”

Corynoneura sp. 2

CORYNONEURELLA Brundin, 1949

Corynoneurella paludosa Brundin, 1949

CRICOTOPUS van der Wulp, 1874

sg. Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874

Cricotopus albiforceps (Kieffer, 1916)

Cricotopus annulator Goetghebuer, 1927

Cricotopus bicinctus (Meigen, 1818)

Cricotopus caducus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus coronatus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus cumulatus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus cylindraceus (Kieffer, 1908)

Cricotopus ephippium (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Cricotopus festivellus (Kieffer, 1906)

Cricotopus flavocinctus (Kieffer, 1924)

Cricotopus fuscus (Kieffer, 1909)

Cricotopus magus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus pallidipes Edwards, 1929

Cricotopus patens Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus pilidorsum Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus pilosellus Brundin, 1956

Cricotopus pirifer Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus polaris Kieffer, 1926

Cricotopus sp., pr. polaris

Cricotopus pulchripes Verrall, 1912

Cricotopus septentrionalis Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus similis Goetghebuer, 1921

Cricotopus slossonae Malloch, 1915

= claripes Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus tibialis (Meigen, 1804)

Cricotopus tremulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cricotopus triannulatus (Macquart, 1826)

Cricotopus trifascia Edwards, 1929

Cricotopus tristis Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus vierriensis Goetghebuer, 1935

Cricotopus villosus Hirvenoja, 1973

sg. Isocladius Kieffer, 1909

Cricotopus arcuatus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus brevipalpis Kieffer, 1909

Cricotopus intersectus (Staeger, 1839)

Cricotopus laetus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus laricomalis Edwards, 1932

Cricotopus maurii Spies & Sæther, 2004

= polychaetus Hirvenoja, 1989 preocc.

Cricotopus obnixus (Walker, 1856)

Cricotopus sp. cf. obnixus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus obtusus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus ornatus (Meigen, 1818)

Cricotopus perniger (Zetterstedt, 1850)

Cricotopus pilicauda Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus pilitarsis (Zetterstedt, 1850)

Cricotopus reductus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus relucens Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus reversus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus suspiciosus Hirvenoja, 1973

Cricotopus sylvestris (Fabricius, 1794)

Cricotopus tricinctus (Meigen, 1818)

Cricotopus trifasciatus (Meigen, 1810)

sg. Nostococladius Ashe & Murray, 1980

Cricotopus lygropis Edwards, 1929

sg. ?

Cricotopus (?) sp. 1 “Tapionaho”

DIPLOCLADIUS Kieffer, 1908

Diplocladius cultriger Kieffer, 1908

DONCRICOTOPUS Sæther, 1981

Doncricotopus dentatus Tuiskunen, 1985

DRATNALIA Sæther & Halvorsen, 1981

Dratnalia potamophylaxi (Fittkau & Lellak, 1971)

EPOICOCLADIUS Sulc & Zavřel, 1924

Epoicocladius ephemerae (Kieffer, 1924)

= flavens auct. nec (Malloch, 1915)

EUKIEFFERIELLA Thienemann, 1926

Eukiefferiella boevrensis Brundin, 1956

Eukiefferiella brevicalcar (Kieffer, 1911)

Eukiefferiella claripennis (Lundbeck, 1898)

Eukiefferiella clypeata (Thienemann, 1919)

Eukiefferiella devonica (Edwards, 1929)

Eukiefferiella dittmari Lehmann, 1972

Eukiefferiella gracei (Edwards, 1929)

Eukiefferiella sp., pr. gracei

Eukiefferiella ilkleyensis (Edwards, 1929)

Eukiefferiella minor (Edwards, 1929)

EURYCNEMUS van der Wulp, 1874

Eurycnemus crassipes (Meigen, 1810)

GEORTHOCLADIUS Strenzke, 1941

Georthocladius luteicornis (Goetghebuer, 1941)

Georthocladius platystylus Sæther & Sublette, 1983

?= Parachaetocladius retezati Albu, 1972

GYMNOMETRIOCNEMUS Edwards, 1932

sg. Gymnometriocnemus Edwards, 1932

Gymnometriocnemus subnudus (Edwards, 1929)

sg. Rhaphidocladius Sæther, 1983

Gymnometriocnemus brumalis (Edwards, 1929)

Gymnometriocnemus volitans (Goetghebuer, 1940)

HALOCLADIUS Hirvenoja, 1973

Halocladius variabilis (Staeger, 1839)

HELENIELLA Gowin, 1943

Heleniella ornaticollis (Edwards, 1929)

Heleniella serratosioi Ringe, 1976

HETEROTANYTARSUS Spärck, 1923

Heterotanytarsus apicalis (Kieffer, 1921)

Heterotanytarsus brundini Fittkau, 1956

Heterotanytarsus sp. 1

HETEROTRISSOCLADIUS Spärck, 1923

Heterotrissocladius brundini Sæther & Schnell, 1988

Heterotrissocladius grimshawi (Edwards, 1929)

Heterotrissocladius maeaeri Brundin, 1949

Heterotrissocladius marcidus (Walker, 1856)

Heterotrissocladius subpilosus (Kieffer, 1911)

Heterotrissocladius sp. 1 ”Kolmperä”

HYDROBAENUS Fries, 1830

Hydrobaenus conformis (Holmgren, 1869)

Hydrobaenus fusistylus (Goetghebuer, 1933)

Hydrobaenus lapponicus (Brundin, 1956)

Hydrobaenus martini Sæther, 1976

Hydrobaenus pilipes (Malloch, 1915)

Hydrobaenus spinnatis Sæther, 1976

Hydrobaenus (?) sp. 1

HYDROSMITTIA Ferrington & Sæther, 2011

Hydrosmittia oxoniana (Edwards, 1922)

= recta (Edwards, 1929)

Hydrosmittia ruttneri (Strenzke & Thienemann, 1942)

= brevitarsis (Brundin, 1947)

KRENOSMITTIA Thienemann & Krüger, 1939

Krenosmittia boreoalpina (Goetghebuer, 1944)

Krenosmittia camptophleps (Edwards, 1929)

Krenosmittia halvorseni (Cranston & Sæther, 1986)

LAPPOKIEFFERIELLA Tuiskunen, 1986

Lappokiefferiella platytarsus Tuiskunen, 1986

LIMNOPHYES Eaton, 1875

Limnophyes aagaardi Sæther, 1990

Limnophyes angelicae Sæther, 1990

Limnophyes asquamatus Soegaard Andersen, 1937

= smolandicus Brundin, 1947

Limnophyes bidumus Sæther, 1990

Limnophyes sp., pr. bidumus

Limnophyes brachytomus (Kieffer, 1922)

Limnophyes difficilis Brundin, 1947

Limnophyes edwardsi Sæther, 1990

Limnophyes er Sæther, 1985

Limnophyes habilis (Walker, 1856)

= truncorum Goetghebuer, 1921

Limnophyes margaretae Sæther, 1975

Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)

= exiguus (Goetghebuer, 1913)

Limnophyes natalensis (Kieffer, 1914)

Limnophyes ninae Sæther, 1975

Limnophyes pentaplastus (Kieffer, 1921)

Limnophyes pumilio (Holmgren, 1869)

= globifer Lundström, 1915

Limnophyes sp., pr. pumilio

Limnophyes schnelli Sæther, 1990

Limnophyes spinigus Sæther, 1990

Limnophyes torulus Sæther, 1990

MESOCRICOTOPUS Brundin, 1956

Mesocricotopus thienemanni (Goetghebuer, 1940)

MESOSMITTIA Brundin, 1956

Mesosmittia flexuella (Edwards, 1929)

METRIOCNEMUS van der Wulp, 1874

Metriocnemus acutus Sæther, 1995

Metriocnemus albolineatus (Meigen, 1818)

= atratulus (Zetterstedt, 1850)

Metriocnemus atriclava Kieffer, 1921

Metriocnemus beringensis (Cranston & Oliver, 1988)

Metriocnemus caudigus Sæther, 1995

Metriocnemus corticalis Strenzke, 1950

Metriocnemus eurynotus (Holmgren, 1883)

= hygropetricus Kieffer, 1912

Metriocnemus exilacies Sæther, 1995

Metriocnemus fuscipes (Meigen, 1818)

Metriocnemus intergerivus Sæther, 1995

Metriocnemus picipes (Meigen, 1818)

Metriocnemus ursinus (Holmgren, 1869)

NANOCLADIUS Kieffer, 1913

= Microcricotopus Thienemann & Harnisch, 1932

Nanocladius balticus (Palmén, 1959)

Nanocladius dichromus (Kieffer, 1906)

= bicolor (Zetterstedt, 1838) nom. nudum

Nanocladius parvulus (Kieffer, 1909)

Nanocladius rectinervis (Kieffer, 1911)

ORTHOCLADIUS van der Wulp, 1874

sg. Eudactylocladius Thienemann, 1935

Orthocladius fuscimanus (Kieffer, 1908)

Orthocladius gelidorum (Kieffer, 1923)

Orthocladius gelidus Kieffer, 1922

Orthocladius musester Sæther, 2004

Orthocladius olivaceus (Kieffer, 1911)

= mixtus auct., partim

Orthocladius priomixtus Sæther, 2004

= mixtus auct., partim

sg. Euorthocladius Thienemann, 1935

Orthocladius abiskoensis Thienemann & Krüger, 1937

Orthocladius cf. annellae Sæther, 2005

Orthocladius ashei Soponis, 1990

Orthocladius rivicola Kieffer, 1911

Orthocladius rivulorum Kieffer, 1909

Orthocladius saxosus (Tokunaga, 1939)

Orthocladius telochaetus Langton, 1985

sg. Mesorthocladius Sæther, 2005

Orthocladius frigidus (Zetterstedt, 1838)

sg. Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874

Orthocladius decoratus (Holmgren, 1869)

Orthocladius dentifer Brundin, 1947

Orthocladius excavatus Brundin, 1947

Orthocladius lapponicus Goetghebuer, 1940

Orthocladius nitidoscutellatus Lundström, 1915

Orthocladius oblidens (Walker, 1856)

Orthocladius pedestris Kieffer, 1909

Orthocladius rhyacobius Kieffer, 1911

Orthocladius rubicundus (Meigen, 1818)

= saxicola Kieffer, 1911

Orthocladius wetterensis Brundin, 1956

sg. Pogonocladius Brundin, 1956

Orthocladius consobrinus (Holmgren, 1869)

sg. Symposiocladius Cranston, 1982

Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937

Orthocladius lignicola Kieffer, 1914

Orthocladius ruffoi Rossaro & Prato, 1991

Orthocladius schnelli Sæther, 2004

Orthocladius smolandicus Brundin, 1947

PARACHAETOCLADIUS Wülker, 1959

Parachaetocladius abnobaeus (Wülker, 1959)

PARACLADIUS Hirvenoja, 1973

Paracladius alpicola (Zetterstedt, 1850)

Paracladius conversus (Walker, 1856)

Paracladius quadrinodosus Hirvenoja, 1973

PARACRICOTOPUS Brundin, 1956

Paracricotopus niger (Kieffer, 1913)

Paracricotopus uliginosus (Brundin, 1947)

PARAKIEFFERIELLA Thienemann, 1936

Parakiefferiella bathophila (Kieffer, 1912)

Parakiefferiella bilobata Tuiskunen, 1986

Parakiefferiella coronata (Edwards, 1929)

Parakiefferiella fennica Tuiskunen, 1986

Parakiefferiella finnmarkica Tuiskunen, 1986

Parakiefferiella gynocera (Edwards, 1937)

Parakiefferiella minuta Tuiskunen, 1986

Parakiefferiella nigra Brundin, 1949

Parakiefferiella scandica Brundin, 1956

Parakiefferiella smolandica (Brundin, 1947)

Parakiefferiella subaterrima (Malloch, 1915)

= torulata Sæther, 1969

PARALIMNOPHYES Brundin, 1956

Paralimnophyes longiseta (Thienemann, 1919)

= hydrophilus (Goetghebuer, 1921)

PARAMETRIOCNEMUS Goetghebuer, 1932

Parametriocnemus boreoalpinus Gowin & Thienemann, 1942

Parametriocnemus stylatus (Spärck, 1923)

Parametriocnemus sp. 1

PARAPHAENOCLADIUS Thienemann, 1924

Paraphaenocladius exagitans (Johannsen, 1905)

Paraphaenocladius sp., pr. exagitans

Paraphaenocladius impensus (Walker, 1856)

Paraphaenocladius intercedens Brundin, 1947

Paraphaenocladius sp., pr. intercedens

Paraphaenocladius irritus (Walker, 1856)

Paraphaenocladius pseudirritus Strenzke, 1950

Paraphaenocladius triangulus Sæther & Wang, 1995

PARASMITTIA Strenzke, 1950

Parasmittia carinata Strenzke, 1950

Parasmittia sp. 1 ”Luukki”

PARATRICHOCLADIUS Santos Abreu, 1918

Paratrichocladius rufiventris (Meigen, 1830)

Paratrichocladius skirwithensis (Edwards, 1929)

PARATRISSOCLADIUS Zavřel, 1937

Paratrissocladius excerptus (Walker, 1856)

PROPSILOCERUS Kieffer, 1923

= Synpsilocerus Kieffer, 1923

= Tokunagayusurika Sasa, 1978

Propsilocerus jacuticus (Zvereva, 1950)

Propsilocerus komensis (Zvereva, 1950)

?= paradoxus (Lundström, 1915)

Propsilocerus saetheri Wang, Liu & Paasivirta, 2007

PROSMITTIA Brundin, 1956

Prosmittia jemtlandica (Brundin, 1947)

Prosmittia rectangularis Tuiskunen, 1985

PSECTROCLADIUS Kieffer, 1906

sg. Allopsectrocladius Wülker, 1956

Psectrocladius conjungens (Brundin, 1947)

Psectrocladius obvius (Walker, 1856)

Psectrocladius platypus (Edwards, 1929)

sg. Mesopsectrocladius Laville, 1971

Psectrocladius barbatipes Kieffer, 1923

sg. Monopsectrocladius Wülker, 1956

Psectrocladius calcaratus (Edwards, 1929)

sg. Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906

Psectrocladius barbimanus (Edwards, 1929)

Psectrocladius bisetus Goetghebuer, 1942

Psectrocladius fennicus Storå, 1939

Psectrocladius limbatellus (Holmgren, 1869)

= edwardsi Brundin, 1949

Psectrocladius octomaculatus Wülker, 1956

Psectrocladius oligosetus Wülker, 1956

Psectrocladius oxyura Langton, 1985

Psectrocladius psilopterus (Kieffer, 1906)

Psectrocladius schlienzi Wülker, 1956

Psectrocladius sordidellus (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Psectrocladius ventricosus Kieffer, 1925

Psectrocladius zetterstedti Brundin, 1949

PSEUDORTHOCLADIUS Goetghebuer, 1943

Pseudorthocladius curtistylus (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Pseudorthocladius filiformis (Kieffer, 1908)

Pseudorthocladius pilosipennis Brundin, 1956

PSEUDOSMITTIA Edwards, 1932

Pseudosmittia albipennis (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Pseudosmittia angusta (Edwards, 1929)

Pseudosmittia danconai (Marcuzzi, 1947)

Pseudosmittia forcipata (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Pseudosmittia sp., pr. forcipata

Pseudosmittia gracilis (Goetghebuer, 1913)

Pseudosmittia mathildae Albu, 1968

Pseudosmittia obtusa Strenzke, 1960

Pseudosmittia trilobata (Edwards, 1929)

PSILOMETRIOCNEMUS Sæther, 1969

Psilometriocnemus europaeus Tuiskunen, 1985

RHEOCRICOTOPUS Brundin, 1956

sg. Psilocricotopus Sæther, 1986

Rheocricotopus atripes (Kieffer, 1913)

= foveatus (Edwards, 1929)

Rheocricotopus chalybeatus (Edwards, 1929)

Rheocricotopus chapmani (Edwards, 1935)

Rheocricotopus glabricollis (Meigen, 1830)

sg. Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956

Rheocricotopus effusus (Walker, 1856)

Rheocricotopus fuscipes (Kieffer, 1909)

= dispar (Goetghebuer, 1913)

Rheocricotopus reduncus Sæther & Schnell, 1988

Rheocricotopus sp., pr. unidentatus Sæther & Schnell, 1988

RHEOSMITTIA Brundin, 1986

Rheosmittia languida (Brundin, 1956)

Rheosmittia spinicornis (Brundin, 1956)

SMITTIA Holmgren, 1869

Smittia alpilonga Rossaro & Lencioni, 2000

Smittia cf. amoena Caspers, 1988

Smittia aterrima (Meigen, 1818)

Smittia sp., pr. aterrima

Smittia betuletorum Edwards, 1941

Smittia contingens (Walker, 1856)

Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932

Smittia foliacea (Kieffer, 1921)

Smittia leucopogon (Meigen, 1804)

Smittia nudipennis (Goetghebuer, 1913)

Smittia paranudipennis Brundin, 1947

Smittia pratorum (Goetghebuer, 1927)

Smittia scutellosetosa Caspers, 1988

Smittia stercoraria Rossaro & Lencioni, 2000

Smittia sp. 1 s. Tuiskunen

Smittia sp., pr. sp. 1

Smittia sp. 2 ”Jehkats”

STACKELBERGINA Shilova & Zelentsov, 1978

Stackelbergina praeclara Shilova & Zelentsov, 1978

STILOCLADIUS Rossaro, 1979

Stilocladius intermedius Wang, 1998

SYNORTHOCLADIUS Thienemann, 1935

Synorthocladius semivirens (Kieffer, 1909)

TAVASTIA Tuiskunen, 1985

Tavastia australis Tuiskunen, 1985

Tavastia yggdrasilia Brodin, Lundström & Paasivirta, 2008

THIENEMANNIA Kieffer, 1909

Thienemannia gracilis Kieffer, 1909

Thienemannia paasivirtai Tuiskunen, 1986

THIENEMANNIELLA Kieffer, 1911

Thienemanniella acuticornis (Kieffer, 1912)

Thienemanniella clavicornis (Kieffer, 1911)

Thienemanniella majuscula (Edwards, 1924)

Thienemanniella minuscula (Brundin, 1949)

Thienemanniella obscura Brundin, 1947

Thienemanniella vittata (Edwards, 1924)

Thienemanniella sp., pr. vittata

TOKUNAGAIA Sæther, 1973

Tokunagaia excellens (Brundin, 1956)

Tokunagaia parexcellens Tuiskunen, 1986

Tokunagaia rectangularis (Goetghebuer, 1940)

Tokunagaia scutellata (Brundin, 1956)

Tokunagaia tonollii (Rossaro, 1983)

TRISSOCLADIUS Kieffer, 1908

Trissocladius brevipalpis Kieffer, 1908

TVETENIA Kieffer, 1922

Tvetenia bavarica (Goetghebuer, 1934)

Tvetenia calvescens (Edwards, 1929)

Tvetenia discoloripes (Goetghebuer & Thienemann, 1936)

Tvetenia duodenaria Kieffer, 1922

= saanensis (Wülker, 1959)

Tvetenia verralli (Edwards, 1929)

?= tshernovskii (Pankratova, 1968 )

VIVACRICOTOPUS Schnell & Sæther, 1988

Vivacricotopus ablusus Schnell & Sæther, 1988

ZALUTSCHIA Lipina, 1939

Zalutschia cf. humphriesiae Dowling & Murray, 1980

Zalutschia mallae Tuiskunen, 1986

Zalutschia mucronata (Brundin, 1949)

Zalutschia tatrica (Pagast, 1935)

Zalutschia tornetraeskensis (Edwards & Thienemann, 1941)

Zalutschia zalutschicola Lipina, 1939

genus unknown

Orthocladiinae sp. 1 ”Outajärvi”

Orthocladiinae sp. 2 ”Pallas”

Orthocladiinae sp. 3 ”Kaldoaivi”

CHIRONOMINAE Newman, 1834

tribe Chironomini Newman, 1834

BENTHALIA Lipina, 1939

Benthalia carbonaria (Meigen, 1804)

= dissidens (Walker, 1856)

CHIRONOMUS Meigen, 1803

sg. Chaetolabis Townes, 1945

Chironomus macani Freeman, 1948

sg. Chironomus Meigen, 1803

Chironomus acerbus Hirvenoja, 1962

Chironomus acutiventris Wülker, Ryser & Scholl, 1983

Chironomus agilis Shobanov & Dyomin, 1988

Chironomus annularius Meigen, 1818

Chironomus anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860

Chironomus aprilinus Meigen, 1818

Chironomus beljaninae Wülker, 1991

Chironomus borokensis Kerkis, Filippova, Shobanov, Gunderina & Kiknadze, 1988

Chironomus brevidentatus Hirvenoja & Michailova, 1998

Chironomus cingulatus Meigen, 1830

Chironomus clarus Hirvenoja, 1962

Chironomus coaetaneus Hirvenoja, 1998

Chironomus dorsalis Strenzke, 1959

Chironomus entis Shobanov, 1989

Chironomus esai Wülker, 1997

Chironomus fraternus Wülker, 1991

Chironomus heteropilicornis Wülker, 1996

? Chironomus hyperboreus Staeger, 1845

Chironomus inermifrons Goetghebuer, 1921

Chironomus islandicus (Kieffer, 1913)

Chironomus jonmartini Lindeberg, 1979) coll.

= neglectus Lindeberg, 1960 preocc.

Chironomus longistylus Goetghebuer, 1921

Chironomus lugubris Zetterstedt, 1850

Chironomus luridus Strenzke, 1959

Chironomus melanescens Keyl, 1961

Chironomus melanotus Keyl, 1961

Chironomus muratensis Ryser, Scholl & Wülker, 1983

Chironomus neocorax Wülker & Butler, 1983

Chironomus pallidivittatus Edwards, 1929

Chironomus piger Strenzke, 1956

Chironomus pilicornis (Fabricius, 1787)

Chironomus plumosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chironomus pseudothummi Strenzke, 1959 coll.

Chironomus riihimakiensis Wülker, 1973

Chironomus riparius Meigen, 1804

Chironomus salinarius Kieffer, 1915

Chironomus saxatilis Wülker, Ryser & Scholl, 1981 coll.

Chironomus sollicitus Hirvenoja, 1962

Chironomus sororius Wülker, 1973

? Chironomus staegeri Lundbeck, 1898

Chironomus tentans Fabricius, 1805

Chironomus tenuistylus Brundin, 1949

sg. Lobochironomus Ryser, Wülker & Scholl, 1985

Chironomus dorsalis Meigen, 1818

= longipes Staeger, 1839 as Einfeldia

Chironomus improvidus Hirvenoja, 1998

Chironomus mendax Storå, 1936

Chironomus storai Goetghebuer, 1954

= luctuosus Storå, 1936 preocc.

CLADOPELMA Kieffer, 1921

Cladopelma bicarinatum (Brundin, 1947)

Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman, 1933)

Cladopelma goetghebueri Spies & Sæther, 2004

= lateralis (Goetghebuer, 1934) preocc.

Cladopelma virescens (Meigen, 1818)

Cladopelma viridulum (Linnaeus, 1767)

CRYPTOCHIRONOMUS Kieffer, 1918

Cryptochironomus albofasciatus (Staeger, 1839)

Cryptochironomus denticulatus (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Cryptochironomus obreptans (Walker, 1856)

Cryptochironomus psittacinus (Meigen, 1830)

Cryptochironomus redekei (Kruseman, 1933)

Cryptochironomus rostratus Kieffer, 1921

Cryptochironomus supplicans (Meigen, 1830)

Cryptochironomus ussouriensis (Goetghebuer, 1933)

= nigridens Chernovskij, 1949

CRYPTOTENDIPES Beck & Beck, 1969

Cryptotendipes darbyi (Sublette, 1960)

Cryptotendipes pflugfelderi Reiss, 1964

Cryptotendipes pseudotener (Goetghebuer, 1922)

Cryptotendipes usmaensis (Pagast, 1931)

DEMEIJEREA Kruseman, 1933

Demeijerea rufipes (Linnaeus, 1761)

DEMICRYPTOCHIRONOMUS Lenz, 1941

sg. Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 1941

Demicryptochironomus vulneratus (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Demicryptochironomus sp. Pe 1 Langton, 1991

sg. Irmakia Reiss, 1988

Demicryptochironomus neglectus Reiss, 1988

DICROTENDIPES Kieffer, 1913

= Limnochironomus Kieffer, 1920

Dicrotendipes lobiger (Kieffer, 1921)

Dicrotendipes nervosus (Staeger, 1839)

Dicrotendipes notatus (Meigen, 1818)

Dicrotendipes pulsus (Walker, 1856)

= objectans (Walker, 1856)

Dicrotendipes tritomus (Kieffer, 1916)

EINFELDIA Kieffer, 1924

Einfeldia pagana (Meigen, 1838)

Einfeldia pectoralis Kieffer, 1924

ENDOCHIRONOMUS Kieffer, 1918

Endochironomus albipennis (Meigen, 1830)

Endochironomus stackelbergi Goetghebuer, 1935

Endochironomus tendens (Fabricius, 1775)

GLYPTOTENDIPES Kieffer, 1913

sg. Caulochironomus Heyn, 1993

Glyptotendipes aequalis (Kieffer, 1922)

Glyptotendipes caulicola (Kieffer, 1913)

Glyptotendipes imbecilis (Walker, 1856)

= severini (Goetghebuer, 1923)

Glyptotendipes scirpi (Kieffer, 1915)

= fodiens (Kieffer, 1924)

= mancunianus (Edwards, 1929 )

Glyptotendipes viridis (Macquart, 1834)

sg. Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913

Glyptotendipes barbipes (Staeger, 1839)

Glyptotendipes cauliginellus (Kieffer, 1913)

= gripekoveni (Kieffer, 1913)

Glyptotendipes glaucus (Meigen, 1818)

Glyptotendipes pallens (Meigen, 1804)

Glyptotendipes paripes (Edwards, 1929)

sg. Heynotendipes Spies & Sæther, 2004

Glyptotendipes signatus (Kieffer, 1909)

HARNISCHIA Kieffer, 1921

Harnischia curtilamellata (Malloch, 1915)

Harnischia fuscimana Kieffer, 1921

KIEFFERULUS Goetghebuer, 1922

Kiefferulus tendipediformis (Goetghebuer, 1921)

KLOOSIA Kruseman, 1933

Kloosia pusilla (Linnaeus, 1767)

LAUTERBORNIELLA Thienemann & Bause, 1913

Lauterborniella agrayloides (Kieffer, 1911)

LIPINIELLA Shilova, 1961

? Lipiniella araenicola Shilova, 1961 (larval ident.)

Lipiniella prima Shilova, Kerkis & Kiknadze, 1993

MICROCHIRONOMUS Kieffer, 1918

Microchironomus tener (Kieffer, 1918)

MICROTENDIPES Kieffer, 1915

Microtendipes brevitarsis Brundin, 1947

Microtendipes chloris (Meigen, 1818)

Microtendipes confinis (Meigen, 1830)

Microtendipes nigellus Hirvenoja, 1963

Microtendipes pedellus (De Geer, 1776)

Microtendipes rydalensis (Edwards, 1929)

NILOTHAUMA Kieffer, 1921

Nilothauma brayi (Goetghebuer, 1921)

OMISUS Townes, 1945

Omisus caledonicus (Edwards, 1932)

PAGASTIELLA Brundin, 1949

Pagastiella orophila (Edwards, 1929)

PARACHIRONOMUS Lenz, 1921

Parachironomus biannulatus (Staeger, 1839)

Parachironomus digitalis (Edwards, 1929)

Parachironomus frequens (Johannsen, 1905)

Parachironomus gracilior (Kieffer, 1918)

= arcuatus (Goetghebuer, 1919)

Parachironomus monochromus (van der Wulp, 1874)

Parachironomus paradigitalis Brundin, 1949

Parachironomus parilis (Walker, 1856)

Parachironomus cf. pseudovarus Zorina, 2003

Parachironomus siljanensis Brundin, 1949

Parachironomus subalpinus (Goetghebuer, 1932)

Parachironomus tenuicaudatus (Malloch, 1915)

Parachironomus varus (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Parachironomus vitiosus (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Parachironomus sp. 1 “Iijoki”

PARACLADOPELMA Harnisch, 1923

Paracladopelma camptolabis (Kieffer, 1913)

Paracladopelma galaptera (Townes, 1945)

Paracladopelma laminatum (Kieffer, 1921)

Paracladopelma nereis (Townes, 1945)

Paracladopelma nigritulum (Goetghebuer, 1942)

Paracladopelma undine (Townes, 1945)

PARALAUTERBORNIELLA Lenz, 1941

Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis (Malloch, 1915)

PARATENDIPES Kieffer, 1911

Paratendipes albimanus (Meigen, 1818)

Paratendipes subaequalis (Malloch, 1915)

Paratendipes conn. no. 3 Lipina, 1926 (larval type)

PHAENOPSECTRA Kieffer, 1921

Phaenopsectra flavipes (Meigen, 1818)

Phaenopsectra punctipes (Wiedemann, 1817)

POLYPEDILUM Kieffer, 1912

sg. Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1913

Polypedilum sordens (van der Wulp, 1874)

Polypedilum tritum (Walker, 1856)

? = uncinatum (Goetghebuer, 1921)

sg. Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912

Polypedilum acutum Kieffer, 1915

Polypedilum albicorne (Meigen, 1838)

Polypedilum amoenum Goetghebuer, 1930

Polypedilum arundineti (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Polypedilum laetum (Meigen, 1818)

Polypedilum nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804)

Polypedilum pedestre (Meigen, 1830)

Polypedilum trigonus Townes, 1945

sg. Tripodura Townes, 1945

Polypedilum aegyptium Kieffer, 1925

Polypedilum bicrenatum Kieffer, 1921

Polypedilum pullum (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Polypedilum quadriguttatum Kieffer, 1921

Polypedilum scalaenum (Schrank, 1803)

Polypedilum tetracrenatum Hirvenoja, 1962

sg. Uresipedilum Sasa & Kikuchi, 1995

Polypedilum convictum (Walker, 1856)

Polypedilum cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931

ROBACKIA Sæther, 1977

Robackia pilicauda Sæther, 1977

? Robackia demeijerei (Kruseman, 1933) (larval ident.)

SAETHERIA Jackson, 1977

Saetheria reissi Jackson, 1977

SERGENTIA Kieffer, 1922

Sergentia baueri Wülker, Kiknadze, Kerkis & Nevers, 1999

Sergentia coracina (Zetterstedt, 1850)

Sergentia prima Proviz & Proviz, 1997

STENOCHIRONOMUS Kieffer, 1919

sg. Petalopholeus Borkent, 1984

Stenochironomus fascipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838)

sg. Stenochironomus Kieffer, 1919

Stenochironomus gibbus (Fabricius, 1794)

Stenochironomus hibernicus (Edwards, 1929)

STICTOCHIRONOMUS Kieffer, 1919

Stictochironomus crassiforceps (Kieffer, 1921)

Stictochironomus maculipennis (Meigen, 1818)

Stictochironomus pictulus (Meigen, 1830)

Stictochironomus rosenschoeldi (Zetterstedt, 1838)

Stictochironomus sticticus (Fabricius, 1781)

SYNENDOTENDIPES Grodhaus, 1987

Synendotendipes dispar (Meigen, 1830)

Synendotendipes impar (Walker, 1856)

Synendotendipes lepidus (Meigen, 1830)

TRIBELOS Townes, 1945

Tribelos cf. donatoris (Shilova, 1974 )

?= subatrum Grodhaus, 1987

Tribelos intextum (Walker, 1856)

XENOCHIRONOMUS Kieffer, 1921

Xenochironomus xenolabis (Kieffer, 1916)

ZAVRELIELLA Kieffer, 1920

Zavreliella marmorata (van der Wulp, 1859)

tribe Pseudochironomini Sæther, 1977

PSEUDOCHIRONOMUS Malloch, 1915

Pseudochironomus prasinatus (Staeger, 1839)

tribe Tanytarsini Zavřel, 1917

CLADOTANYTARSUS Kieffer, 1921

sg. Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1921

Cladotanytarsus atridorsum Kieffer, 1924

Cladotanytarsus cyrylae Giłka, 2001

Cladotanytarsus difficilis Brundin, 1947

Cladotanytarsus gedanicus Giłka, 2001

Cladotanytarsus iucundus Hirvenoja, 1962

Cladotanytarsus lepidocalcar Krüger, 1938

Cladotanytarsus mancus (Walker, 1856)

Cladotanytarsus matthei Giłka, 2001

Cladotanytarsus molestus Hirvenoja, 1962

Cladotanytarsus nigrovittatus (Goetghebuer, 1922)

Cladotanytarsus pallidus Kieffer, 1922

Cladotanytarsus teres Hirvenoja, 1962

Cladotanytarsus vanderwulpi (Edwards, 1929)

sg. Lenziella Kieffer, 1922

Cladotanytarsus amandus Hirvenoja, 1962

Cladotanytarsus bicornutus Kieffer, 1922

= wexionensis Brundin, 1947

CONSTEMPELLINA Brundin, 1947

Constempellina brevicosta (Edwards, 1937)

CORYNOCERA Zetterstedt, 1837

Corynocera ambigua Zetterstedt, 1837

Corynocera oliveri Lindeberg, 1970

MICROPSECTRA Kieffer, 1908

= Lauterbornia Kieffer, 1911

= Lundstroemia Kieffer, 1921

= Parapsectra Reiss, 1969

Micropsectra appendica Stur & Ekrem, 2006

Micropsectra apposita (Walker, 1856)

Micropsectra atrofasciata (Kieffer, 1911)

Micropsectra attenuata Reiss, 1969

Micropsectra calcifontis Stur & Ekrem, 2006

Micropsectra chionophila (Edwards, 1933)

Micropsectra insignilobus Kieffer, 1924

Micropsectra junci (Meigen, 1818)

Micropsectra klinki Stur & Ekrem, 2006

Micropsectra lacustris Säwedal, 1975

Micropsectra lindebergi Säwedal, 1976

Micropsectra logani (Johannsen, 1928)

= groenlandica Soegaard Andersen, 1937

Micropsectra malla Giłka & Paasivirta, 2008

Micropsectra nana (Meigen, 1818)

Micropsectra notescens (Walker, 1856)

Micropsectra pallidula (Meigen, 1830)

= bidentata auct.

Micropsectra radialis Goetghebuer, 1939

= coracina (Kieffer, 1911)

Micropsectra recurvata Goetghebuer, 1928

Micropsectra rilensis Giłka, 2001

Micropsectra roseiventris (Kieffer, 1909)

= fusca auct. nec (Meigen, 1804)

Micropsectra schrankelae Stur & Ekrem, 2006

Micropsectra sofiae Stur & Ekrem, 2006

Micropsectra styriaca Reiss, 1969

NEOZAVRELIA Goetghebuer & Thienemann, 1941

Neozavrelia cuneipennis (Edwards, 1929)

PARATANYTARSUS Thienemann & Bause, 1913

Paratanytarsus abiskoensis Reiss & Säwedal, 1981

Paratanytarsus austriacus (Kieffer, 1924)

Paratanytarsus bituberculatus (Edwards, 1929)

Paratanytarsus brevicalcar (Kieffer, 1909)

= intricatus (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Paratanytarsus dimorphis Reiss, 1965

Paratanytarsus dissimilis (Johannsen, 1905)

= confusus Palmén, 1960

Paratanytarsus grimmii (Schneider, 1885)

= boiemicus Bause, 1913

Paratanytarsus hyperboreus Brundin, 1949

Paratanytarsus inopertus (Walker, 1856)

Paratanytarsus laccophilus (Edwards, 1929)

Paratanytarsus laetipes (Zetterstedt, 1850)

Paratanytarsus lauterborni (Kieffer, 1909)

Paratanytarsus natvigi (Goetghebuer, 1933)

Paratanytarsus paralaccophilus Giłka & Paasivirta, 2008

Paratanytarsus penicillatus (Goetghebuer, 1928)

Paratanytarsus tenellulus (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Paratanytarsus tenuis (Meigen, 1830)

RHEOTANYTARSUS Thienemann & Bause, 1913

Rheotanytarsus curtistylus (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Rheotanytarsus muscicola Thienemann, 1929

Rheotanytarsus pellucidus (Walker, 1848)

= distinctissimus (Brundin, 1947)

Rheotanytarsus pentapoda (Kieffer, 1909)

Rheotanytarsus photophilus (Goetghebuer, 1921)

Rheotanytarsus ringei Lehmann, 1970

STEMPELLINA Thienemann & Bause, 1913

Stempellina almi Brundin, 1947

Stempellina bausei (Kieffer, 1911)

Stempellina subglabripennis (Brundin, 1947)

Stempellina tervolae Giłka, 2005

STEMPELLINELLA Brundin, 1947

Stempellinella brevis (Edwards, 1929)

Stempellinella edwardsi Spies & Sæther, 2004

= minor (Edwards, 1929) preocc.

Stempellinella flavidula (Edwards, 1929)

Stempellinella saltuum (Goetghebuer, 1921)

TANYTARSUS van der Wulp, 1874

Tanytarsus aberrans Lindeberg, 1970

Tanytarsus aculeatus Brundin, 1949

Tanytarsus anderseni Reiss & Fittkau, 1971

Tanytarsus bathophilus Kieffer, 1911

= tripunctatus Reiss, 1968

Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963

Tanytarsus buchonius Reiss & Fittkau, 1971

Tanytarsus chinyensis Goetghebuer, 1934

Tanytarsus curticornis Kieffer, 1911

Tanytarsus debilis (Meigen, 1830)

Tanytarsus desertor Giłka & Paasivirta, 2007

Tanytarsus dibranchius Kieffer, 1926

= separabilis Brundin, 1947

Tanytarsus dispar Lindeberg, 1967

Tanytarsus eminulus (Walker, 1856)

Tanytarsus excavatus Edwards, 1929

Tanytarsus fennicus Lindeberg, 1970

Tanytarsus gibbosiceps Kieffer, 1922

Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929

Tanytarsus gracilentus (Holmgren, 1883)

Tanytarsus gregarius Kieffer, 1909

Tanytarsus heusdensis Goetghebuer, 1923

Tanytarsus inaequalis Goetghebuer, 1921

Tanytarsus innarensis Brundin, 1947

Tanytarsus lactescens Edwards, 1929

Tanytarsus lapponicus Lindeberg, 1970

Tanytarsus latiforceps Edwards, 1941

Tanytarsus lestagei Goetghebuer, 1922

= decipiens Lindeberg, 1967

= palmeni Lindeberg, 1967

Tanytarsus longitarsis Kieffer, 1911

Tanytarsus lugens (Kieffer, 1916)

Tanytarsus mancospinosus Ekrem & Reiss, 1999

Tanytarsus medius Reiss & Fittkau, 1971

Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925

= holochlorus Edwards, 1929

Tanytarsus miriforceps (Kieffer, 1921)

Tanytarsus multipunctatus Brundin, 1947

Tanytarsus nemorosus Edwards, 1929

Tanytarsus niger Soegaard Andersen, 1937

Tanytarsus norvegicus (Kieffer, 1924)

Tanytarsus occultus Brundin, 1949

Tanytarsus palettaris Verneaux, 1969

Tanytarsus pallidicornis (Walker, 1856)

Tanytarsus paraniger Giłka & Paasivirta, 2008

Tanytarsus quadridentatus Brundin, 1947

Tanytarsus recurvatus Brundin, 1947

Tanytarsus salmelai Giłka & Paasivirta, 2009

Tanytarsus signatus (van der Wulp, 1859)

Tanytarsus smolandicus Brundin, 1947

Tanytarsus striatulus Lindeberg, 1976

Tanytarsus sylvaticus (van der Wulp, 1859)

= aptus Hirvenoja, 1963

Tanytarsus telmaticus Lindeberg, 1959

= simulans Lindeberg, 1967

= socialis Lindeberg, 1967

Tanytarsus trux Giłka & Paasivirta, 2007

Tanytarsus usmaensis Pagast, 1931

Tanytarsus verralli Goetghebuer, 1928

Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967

= fimbriatus Reiss & Fittkau, 1971

VIRGATANYTARSUS Pinder, 1982

Virgatanytarsus arduennensis (Goetghebuer, 1922)

ZAVRELIA Kieffer, Thienemann & Bause, 1913

Zavrelia pentatoma Kieffer & Bause, 1913

= atrofasciata Kieffer, 1921

Excluded species

The numerous species that were reported by Hackman (1980), but are excluded from the current check-list, are not listed here. Reasons for deletions of those species are various, mainly due to misidentifications and nomenclatural changes.

Notes

Chironomus pallidivittatus Edwards, 1929. This name is preoccupied by C. pallidivittatus Malloch, 1915. The European species needs a new name.

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