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Genus Parachironomus

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The systematics and phylogeny of the Stenochironomus complex (Xestochironomus, Harrisius, and Stenochironomus)

By Borkent
Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 1984

Abstract Here

Contributed by Zachary Dankowicz on 26 March, 2024 - 5:36pm

The Nearctic Species of Tendipedini

By Henry K. Townes
University of Notre Dame, 1945

Henry K. Townes, "The Nearctic Species of Tendipedini [Diptera, Tendipedidae (= Chironomidae)]", American Midland Naturalist 34:1-206 (1945). (JSTOR)

This is the most recent revision of the tribe Chironomini as a whole. Some individual genera have been revised since.

The name Tendipes was used for Chironomus in the mid-20th century until a ruling of the International Commision on Zoological Nomenclature restored the traditional name.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 27 August, 2010 - 7:24pm

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A world catalogue of Chironomidae (Diptera), Part 1: Buchonomyiinae, Chilenomyiinae, Podonominae, Aphroteniinae, Tanypodinae...

By Patrick Ashe and James P. O'Connor
The Irish Biogeographical Society, 2009

Contributed by Zachary Dankowicz on 1 April, 2024 - 10:24am

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Identification manual for the larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina

By John H. Epler
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality., 2001

Epler, J. H. (2001). Identification manual for the larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality.

Keys to genera of Chironomidae of North and South Carolina, but works pretty well anywhere in the country. Also keys to species for many genera. I use this along with the Chironomidae chapter in Merritt, Cummins and Berg as well as the Wiederholm Holarctic larvae book.

PDF available at John Epler's website among other places: http://johnepler.com/SEMidges.pdf

Contributed by Brady Richards on 14 December, 2022 - 6:08pm

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The adult males of Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Holarctic Region

By Torgny Wiederholm
Entomologica Scandinavica, 1989

Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 34 is a 532 page volume with keys, diagnoses, and drawings of the genera of Chironomidae of the Holarctic region.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 28 June, 2011 - 7:07pm

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The genera of larval midges of Canada (Diptera, Chironomidae)

By Oliver D.R., Roussel M.E.
The insects and arachnids of Canada, Pt. 11. Ottawa: Agriculture Canada. 263 pp., 1983

Full text

Contributed by v belov on 31 January, 2011 - 2:09pm

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The Chironomidae

By P. D. Armitage, P. S. Cranston, L. C. V. Pinder
Springer, 1995

Subtitled "The biology and ecology of non-biting midges."

The publisher writes: "The dipteran family Chironomidae is the most widely distributed and frequently the most abundant group of insects in freshwater with representatives in both terrestrial and marine environments. This book provides a state-of-the-art account of the family including both pure and applied aspects of research."

Available on Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=bQyvnx4x6toC.

Contains a key to subfamilies beginning at page 53, which suffers

Contributed by John F. Carr on 24 October, 2008 - 6:02am

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Guide to the Insects of Connecticut Part VI. The Diptera or True Flies Fifth Fascicle: Midges and Gnats

By Johannsen OA, Townes HK, Shaw FR, Fisher EG
State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. 80, 1952

Contents
Tendipedidae (Chironomidae) by Johannsen OA and Townes HK
Heleidae (Ceratopogonidae) by Johannsen OA
Fungivoridae (Mycetophilidae) by Shaw FR and Fisher EG

not available online as far as I know

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 29 July, 2021 - 11:27pm

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