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Chironomus

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Chironomus Meigen p. 260
1878Chironomus Scudder p. 749
1890Palaeolycus Etheridge and Olliff p. 11
1890Chironomus Scudder p. 578
1905Chironomus Aldrich p. 111
1906Chironomus Kieffer p. 14
1908Tendipes Meigen p. 48
1937Chironomus Theobald p. 347
1992Chironomus Carpenter
2007Chironomus Doitteau and Nel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
infraorderCulicomorpha
superfamilyChironomoideaMacquart 1838
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
subfamilyChironominaeMacquart 1838
tribeChironominiMacquart 1838
genusChironomus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Chironomus Meigen 1803
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Subg. Chironomus (Chironomus) Meigen 1803
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†Chironomus abietarius Meunier 1904
†Chironomus almelanderi Arnaud 1966
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Invalid names: Chironomus sepultus Melander 1949 [replaced]
†Chironomus antiquus Von Heyden 1859
†Chironomus aquisextanus Theobald 1937
†Chironomus bituminosus von Heyden 1870
†Chironomus brevirostris Giebel 1856
†Chironomus caliginosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus decrepitus von Heyden 1870
†Chironomus depletus Scudder 1877
†Chironomus elegantulus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus gaudini Heer 1864
†Chironomus haustus Meunier 1912
†Chironomus inclusus Meunier 1912
†Chironomus inglorius Meunier 1904
†Chironomus lacunus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus lacus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus leucomelas Gistl 1831
†Chironomus meticulosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus meunieri Arnaud 1966
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Invalid names: Chironomus sepultus Meunier 1912 [replaced]
†Chironomus meyeri Heer 1849
†Chironomus microcephalus Giebel 1856
†Chironomus obsoletus Heer 1849
†Chironomus paludosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus patens Scudder 1877
†Chironomus pausatus Melander 1949
†Chironomus pliocenicus Piton 1935
†Chironomus primaevus Melander 1949
†Chironomus pristinus Melander 1949
†Chironomus proterus Melander 1949
†Chironomus requiescens Melander 1949
†Chironomus scudderiellus Cockerell 1916
†Chironomus septus Scudder 1890
†Chironomus sepultus Heer 1849
†Chironomus serresi Theobald 1937
†Chironomus subobscurus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus tenebricosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus tenebrosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus uliginosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus umbraticus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus umbrosus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus vagabundus Meunier 1904
†Chironomus venerabilis Etheridge and Olliff 1890
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Invalid names: Chironomus problematicus Etheridge and Olliff 1890 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeolycus Etheridge and Olliff 1890 [synonym], Tendipes Meigen 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Holocene or 51.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 45.9 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) C. septus (122090) C. sp. (121306)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) C. depletus, C. patens (121146)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) C. microcephalus, C. brevirostris (147344) C. vagabundus, C. tenebrosus, C. elegantulus, C. umbraticus, C. meticulosus, C. umbrosus, C. inglorius, C. subobscurus, C. caliginosus, C. tenebricosus, C. abietarius, C. paludosus, C. uliginosus, C. lacunus, C. lacus (123927)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) C. primaevus, C. scudderiellus, C. pausatus, C. requiescens (106379) C. pristinus, C. scudderiellus, C. requiescens (106381) C. proterus (124680) C. requiescens (124683) C. requiescens, C. sepultus (123119) C. scudderiellus (122977 124682)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France C. aquisextanus (122535) C. serresi (122536)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany C. sp. (122407)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) C. serresi (122487) C. serresi, C. aquisextanus (122488)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany C. sp. 6, C. sp. 7 pupa, C. sp. 8, C. sp. 10, C. sp. 11, C. antiquus, C. bituminosus, C. decrepitus (123945) C. sp. 9 pupa (154946)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand C. sp. 1, C. sp. 2 (50035)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. gaudini (117252) C. obsoletus (115305) C. oeningensis (113689)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (New South Wales) C. venerabilis, Palaeolycus problematicus (132306)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) C. kirklandi (154909)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Japan C. sp. (188976)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8France C. pliocenicus (113996)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greenland C. sp. (160144 160153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wisconsin) C. sp. (169406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) C. sp. (174229 174230)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) C. sp. (163070)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania C. inclusus, C. haustus (152189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar C. sepultus (151372)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil C. leucomelas (155717)