Pseudochironomus

Pseudochironomus
Pseudochironomus, Wisconsin
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Pseudochironomini
Genus:
Malloch, 1915
Synonyms[1]
  • Proriethia Kieffer, 1921
  • Pseudochironmus

Pseudochironomus is a genus of nonbiting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are more than 20 described species in Pseudochironomus, found in the Americas and Europe.[2][3]

Species

These 27 species belong to the genus Pseudochironomus:[3]

  • Pseudochironomus anas Townes, 1945
  • Pseudochironomus ariquemis Trivinho-Strixino & Shimabukuro, 2018
  • Pseudochironomus articaudus Saether, 1977
  • Pseudochironomus badius Saether, 1977
  • Pseudochironomus banksi Townes, 1945
  • Pseudochironomus boraceia Trivinho-Strixino & Shimabukuro, 2018
  • Pseudochironomus capivara Trivinho-Strixino & Shimabukuro, 2018
  • Pseudochironomus chen Townes, 1945
  • Pseudochironomus crassus Townes, 1945
  • Pseudochironomus fulviventris (Johannsen, 1905)
  • Pseudochironomus fuscus (Kieffer, 1925)
  • Pseudochironomus jordensis Shimabukuro & Trivinho-Strixino, 2017
  • Pseudochironomus julia (Curran, 1930)
  • Pseudochironomus middlekaufi Townes, 1945
  • Pseudochironomus mocidade Shimabukuro & Trivinho-Strixino, 2017
  • Pseudochironomus netta Townes, 1945
  • Pseudochironomus nigrimanus (Kieffer, 1924)
  • Pseudochironomus ploenensis (Kieffer, 1921)
  • Pseudochironomus prasinatus (Staeger, 1839)
  • Pseudochironomus pseudoviridis (Malloch, 1915)
  • Pseudochironomus rex Hauber, 1947
  • Pseudochironomus richardsoni Malloch, 1915
  • Pseudochironomus ruah Shimabukuro & Trivinho-Strixino, 2017
  • Pseudochironomus ruthae Andersen & Baranov, 2023
  • Pseudochironomus seipi Andersen, 2023
  • Pseudochironomus surianae Shimabukuro & Trivinho-Strixino, 2017
  • Pseudochironomus viridis (Kieffer, 1925)

References

  1. ^ "ITIS report, Pseudochironomus". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  2. ^ "GBIF, Pseudochironomus". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  3. ^ a b "Catalogue of Life, Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915". Retrieved 2025-04-26.