Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Diptera > Suborder Nematocera > Infraorder Culicomorpha

Chironomidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Buchonomyiinae
Chironominae
Diamesinae
Orthocladiinae
Podonominae
Prodiamesinae
Tanypodinae
Telmatogetoninae
Telmatogetoninae Wirth

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): fjærmygg sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: dansmuggen

English: non-biting midges sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: non-biting midges sources: Charles Hussey

Norwegian: fjærmygg sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: fjærmygg

Norwegian Nynorsk: fjørmygg

Nynorsk (Norwegian): fjørmygg sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: fjädermyggor

Literature

basis of record	Legakis, A. (2001). Insecta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 323-324
additional source	Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, 70: 338pp.

Genbank

External Links

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Chironomidae. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118100

& Spies, Martin Saether, Ole A.. Chironomidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=11645