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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Non-biting Midges (Chironomidae) » Chironominae » Chironomini » Chironomus group » Chironomus » subgenus Chaetolabis (Chironomus subgenus Chaetolabis)

subgenus Chaetolabis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited
Midge - Chironomus ochreatus Fly - Chironomus atroviridis Orange form - Chironomus ochreatus - female Midge - Chironomus ochreatus - female Chironomus subgenus Camptochironomus? - Chironomus - female Midge - Chironomus - female Wasp-mimicking(?) midge - Chironomus midge - Chironomus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family Chironomidae (Non-biting Midges)
Subfamily Chironominae
Tribe Chironomini
No Taxon (Chironomus group)
Genus Chironomus
No Taxon subgenus Chaetolabis
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tendipes (Chaetolabis) Townes 1945(1)
Chironomus (Chaetolabis)
Numbers
Two described nearctic species
Identification
Distinguished from other Chironomus by the shining thorax and male genital features.
Range
Eastern USA, southern Canada
Works Cited
1.The Nearctic Species of Tendipedini
Henry K. Townes. 1945. University of Notre Dame.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 9 December, 2009 - 7:35pm
Last updated 13 October, 2010 - 6:15pm

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