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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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Protostomia (protostomes)
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Class Insecta
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Order Diptera
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Family Chironomidae
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Genus Aagaardia -



Genus Abiskomyia -



Genus Ablabesmyia -



Genus Acalcarella -



Genus Acamptocladius -



Genus Acricotopus -



Genus Aedokritus -



Genus Aenne -



Genus Afrochlus -



Genus Allocladius -



Genus Allometriocnemus -



Genus Allotrissocladius -



Genus Alotanypus -



Genus Amblycladius -



Genus Amnihayesomyia -



Genus Amphismittia -



Genus Anaphrotenia -



Genus Anatopynia -



Genus Ancylocladius -



Genus Andamanus -



Genus Antillocladius -



Genus Anuncotendipes -



Genus Apedilum -



Genus Aphrotenia -



Genus Aphroteniella -



Genus Apometriocnemus -



Genus Apsectrotanypus -



Genus Archaeochlus -



Genus Arctodiamesa -



Genus Arctopelopia -



Genus Arctosmittia -



Genus Asachironomus -



Genus Asclerina -



Genus Asheum -



Genus Australopelopia -



Genus Austrobrillia -



Genus Austrochlus -



Genus Austrocladius -



Genus Axarus -



Genus Baeoctenus -



Genus Baeotendipes -



Genus Bavarismittia -



Genus Beardius -



Genus Beckidia -



Genus Belgica -



Genus Bernhardia -



Genus Bethbilbeckia -



Genus Biwatendipes -



Genus Boreochlus -



Genus Boreoheptagyia -



Genus Boreosmittia -



Genus Botryocladius -



Genus Brillia -



Genus Brundiniella -



Genus Brunieria -



Genus Bryophaenocladius -



Genus Buchonomyia -



Genus Caladomyia -



Genus Camposimyia -



Genus Camptocladius -



Genus Cantopelopia -



Genus Carbochironomus -



Genus Cardiocladius -



Genus Chaetocladius -



Genus Chasmatonotus -



Genus Chernovskiia -



Genus Chilenomyia -



Genus Chirocladius -
Genus Chironomidae
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Genus Chironominae -



Genus Chironomini -



Genus Chironomus -



Genus Chrysopelopia -



Genus Cladopelma -



Genus Cladotanytarsus -



Genus Clinotanypus -



Genus Clunio -



Genus Coelopynia -



Genus Coelotanypus -



Genus Coffmania -



Genus Collartomyia -



Genus Colosmittia -



Genus Compteromesa -



Genus Compterosmittia -



Genus Conchapelopia -



Genus Conochironomus -



Genus Constempellina -



Genus Corynocera -



Genus Corynoneura -



Genus Corytibacladius -



Genus Cricotopus -



Genus Cryptochironomus -



Genus Cryptotendipes -



Genus Cyphomella -



Genus Dactylocladius -



Genus Daitoyusurika -



Genus Demeijerea -



Genus Demicryptochironomus -



Genus Denopelopia -



Genus Diamesa -



Genus Diamesinae -



Genus Dicrotendipes -



Genus Diplocladius -



Genus Diplosmittia -



Genus Djalmabatista -



Genus Doithrix -



Genus Doloplastus -



Genus Doncricotopus -



Genus Dratnalia -



Genus Echinocladius -



Genus Edwardsidia -



Genus Einfeldia -



Genus Endochironomus -



Genus Endotribelos -



Genus Epoicocladius -



Genus Eretmoptera -



Genus Eukiefferiella -



Genus Eurycnemus -



Genus Euryhapsis -



Genus Eusmittia -



Genus Fissimentum -



Genus Fittkauimyia -



Genus Fleuria -



Genus Freemaniella -



Genus Friederia -



Genus Georthocladius -



Genus Gillotia -



Genus Glushkovella -



Genus Glyptotendipes -



Genus Goeldichironomus -



Genus Graceus -



Genus Gravatamberus -



Genus Gressittius -



Genus Guassutanypus -



Genus Guttipelopia -



Genus Gymnometriocnemis -



Genus Gymnometriocnemus -



Genus Gynnidocladius -



Genus Gynocladius -



Genus Hahayusurika -



Genus Halirytus -



Genus Halocladius -



Genus Hanochironomus -



Genus Hanocladius -



Genus Harnischia -



Genus Harrisius -



Genus Harrisonina -



Genus Hayesomyia -



Genus Heleniella -



Genus Henrardia -



Genus Heptagyia -



Genus Heterotanytarsus -



Genus Heterotrissocladius -



Genus Hevelius -



Genus Himatendipes -



Genus Hirosimayusurika -



Genus Hudsonimyia -



Genus Hydrobaenus -



Genus Ichthyocladius -



Genus Ikiprimus -



Genus Ikisecundus -



Genus Imparipecten -



Genus Indoaxarus -



Genus Indocladius -



Genus Ionthosmittia -



Genus Kaluginia -



Genus Kamelopelopia -



Genus Kaniwhaniwhanus -



Genus Kiefferophyes -



Genus Kiefferulus -



Genus Kloosia -



Genus Knepperia -



Genus Krenopelopia -



Genus Krenopsectra -



Genus Krenosmittia -



Genus Kribiobius -



Genus Kribiocosmus -



Genus Kribiodosis -



Genus Kribiopelma -



Genus Kribiothauma -



Genus Kribioxenus -



Genus Kurobebrillia -



Genus Kuschelius -



Genus Labrundinia -



Genus Lappodiamesa -



Genus Lappokiefferiella -



Genus Lapposmittia -



Genus Larsia -



Genus Lasiodiamesa -



Genus Laurotanypus -



Genus Lauterborniella -



Genus Lepidopelopia -



Genus Lepidopodus -



Genus Lerheimia -



Genus Limaya -



Genus Limnophyes -



Genus Lindebergia -



Genus Linevitshia -



Genus Lipiniella -



Genus Lipurometriocnemus -



Genus Lithotanytarsus -



Genus Litocladius -



Genus Ljungneria -



Genus Lobodiamesa -



Genus Lobomyia -



Genus Lobosmittia -



Genus Lopescladius -



Genus Lunditendipes -



Genus Lyrocladius -



Genus Macropelopia -



Genus Macropelopini -



Genus Manoa -



Genus Maoridiamesa -



Genus Mapucheptagyia -



Genus Maryella -



Genus Mecaorus -



Genus Megacentron -



Genus Mesocricotopus -



Genus Mesosmittia -



Genus Metriocnemus -



Genus Microchironomus -



Genus Micropsectra -



Genus Microtendipes -



Genus Microzetia -



Genus Molleriella -



Genus Mongolchironomus -



Genus Mongolcladius -



Genus Mongolyusurika -



Genus Monodiamesa -



Genus Monopelopia -



Genus Murraycladius -



Genus Nakataia -



Genus Nandeva -



Genus Nanocladius -



Genus Naonella -



Genus Nasuticladius -



Genus Natarsia -



Genus Neelamia -



Genus Neobrillia -



Genus Neopodonomus -



Genus Neostempellina -



Genus Neozavrelia -



Genus Nesiocladius -



Genus Nilodorum -



Genus Nilodosis -



Genus Nilotanypus -



Genus Nilothauma -



Genus Nimbocera -



Genus Nonella -



Genus Notocladius -



Genus Odontomesa -



Genus Okayamayusurika -



Genus Okinawayusurika -



Genus Olecryptotendipes -



Genus Oleia -



Genus Oliveridia -



Genus Omisus -



Genus Onconeura -



Genus Ophryophorus -



Genus Oreadomyia -



Genus Orthocladiinae -



Genus Orthocladius -



Genus Oryctochlus -



Genus Oukuriella -



Genus Pagastia -



Genus Pagastiella -



Genus Pamirocesa -



Genus Paraboreochlus -



Genus Paraborniella -



Genus Parachaetocladius -



Genus Parachironominae -



Genus Parachironomus -



Genus Paracladius -



Genus Paracladopelma -



Genus Paracricotopus -



Genus Paradoxocladius -



Genus Paraheptagyia -



Genus Parakiefferiella -



Genus Paralauterborniella -



Genus Paralimnophyes -



Genus Paramerina -



Genus Parametriocnemus -



Genus Paranilothauma -



Genus Parapentaneura -



Genus Paraphaenocladius -



Genus Paraphrotenia -



Genus Parapsectra -



Genus Parapsectrocladius -



Genus Parasmittia -



Genus Paratanytarsus -



Genus Paratendipes -



Genus Paratrichocladius -



Genus Paratrissocladius -



Genus Parochlus -



Genus Parorthocladius -



Genus Parvitergum -



Genus Paucispinigera -



Genus Pelomus -



Genus Pentaneura -



Genus Pentaneurella -



Genus Pentaneurini -



Genus Pentapedilum -



Genus Petalocladius -



Genus Phaenopsectra -



Genus Physoneura -



Genus Pirara -



Genus Platysmittia -



Genus Plhudsonia -



Genus Podochlus -



Genus Podonomopsis -



Genus Podonomus -



Genus Polypedilum -



Genus Pontomyia -



Genus Potthastia -



Genus Prochironomus -



Genus Procladiini -



Genus Procladius -



Genus Prodiamesa -



Genus Propsilocerus -



Genus Prosmittia -



Genus Protanypus -



Genus Psectrocladius -



Genus Psectrotanypus -



Genus Pseudhydrobaenus -



Genus Pseudobrillia -



Genus Pseudochironomus -



Genus Pseudodiamesa -



Genus Pseudokiefferiella -



Genus Pseudorthocladius -



Genus Pseudosmittia -



Genus Psilochironomus -



Genus Psilometriocnemus -



Genus Pterosis -



Genus Qiniella -



Genus Reissmesa -



Genus Rheochlus -



Genus Rheocricotopus -



Genus Rheomus -



Genus Rheopelopia -



Genus Rheosmittia -



Genus Rheotanytarsus -



Genus Rhinocladius -



Genus Riethia -



Genus Robackia -



Genus Saetheria -



Genus Saetheriella -



Genus Saetherocladius -



Genus Saetherocryptus -



Genus Saetheromyia -



Genus Saetherops -



Genus Sasayusurika -



Genus Semiocladius -



Genus Seppia -



Genus Sergentia -



Genus Setukoyusurika -



Genus Shangomyia -



Genus Shilovia -



Genus Skusella -



Genus Skutzia -



Genus Smittia -



Genus Stackelbergina -



Genus Stelechomyia -



Genus Stempellina -



Genus Stempellinella -



Genus Stenochironomus -



Genus Stictochironomus -



Genus Stictocladius -



Genus Stictotendipes -



Genus Stilocladius -



Genus Sublettea -



Genus Sublettiella -



Genus Sumatendipes -



Genus Symbiocladius -



Genus Sympotthastia -



Genus Syndiamesa -



Genus Synendotendipes -



Genus Synorthocladius -



Genus Tanypodinae -



Genus Tanypus -



Genus Tanytarsini -



Genus Tanytarsus -



Genus Tavastia -



Genus Telmatogeton -



Genus Telmatopelopia -



Genus Telopelopia -



Genus Tempisquitoneura -



Genus Tethymyia -



Genus Thalassomya -



Genus Thalassosmittia -



Genus Thienemannia -



Genus Thienemanniella -



Genus Thienemannimyia -



Genus Thienemanniola -



Genus Tobachironomus -



Genus Tokunagaia -



Genus Tokunagayusurika -



Genus Tokyobrillia -



Genus Tosayusurika -



Genus Townsia -



Genus Toyamayusurika -



Genus Tribelos -



Genus Trichosmittia -



Genus Trichotanypus -



Genus Trissocladius -



Genus Trissopelopia -



Genus Trondia -



Genus Tsudayusurika -



Genus Tusimayusurika -



Genus Tvetenia -



Genus Unniella -



Genus Usambaromyia -



Genus Virgatanytarsus -



Genus Vivacricotopus -



Genus Wirthiella -



Genus Xenochironomus -



Genus Xenopelopia -



Genus Xestochironomus -



Genus Xestotendipes -



Genus Xiaomyia -



Genus Xylochironomus -



Genus Xylotopus -



Genus Yaeprimus -



Genus Yaequartus -



Genus Yaequintus -



Genus Yaesecundus -



Genus Yaetanytarsus -



Genus Yaetertius -



Genus Yama -



Genus Zalutschia -



Genus Zavrelia -



Genus Zavreliella -



Genus Zavrelimyia -



Genus Zelandochlus -



Genus Zhouomyia -



Genus Zuluchironomus
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Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.
Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.



