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Chironomidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Diptera
family
Chironomidae

Name

Synonyms
Tendipedidae
Homonyms
Chironomidae
Common names
Chironomidés, Ver de vase (larve) in French
Dansemyg in Danish
Midges in English
Non Biting Midge in English
Non-biting Midges in English
dansmuggen in Dutch
midges in English
moucherons in French
non biting midge in English
non-biting midges in English
surviaissääsket in Finnish
fjädermyggor in Swedish
fjærmygg in Norwegian Bokmål
fjørmygg in Nynorsk, Norwegian
giđđačuoika in Northern Sami
Non-biting midges in English
dansmuggen in Dutch
dansmuggen in Dutch
fjädermyggor in Swedish
fjädermyggor in Swedish
fjærmygg in Norwegian Bokmål
fjærmygg in Norwegian Bokmål
fjørmygg in Nynorsk, Norwegian
fjørmygg in Nynorsk, Norwegian
non-biting midges in English
non-biting midges in English
ユスリカ科 in Japanese
ユスリカ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. <em>Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen.</em> 70: 338pp.
  4. Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. <em>Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen.</em> 70: 338pp.
  5. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  6. Legakis, A. (2001). Insecta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 323-324
  7. Legakis, A. (2001). Insecta, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 323-324
  8. Oliver, D. R.,Shewell, G. E.,Wood, D. M.,Vockeroth, J. R.,Peterson, B. V.,Teskey, H. J.,McAlpine, J. F. (1981) Chapter 29. Chironomidae http://diptera.myspecies.info/node/3361
  9. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  10. some verified marine genera (AJR, Nov 2010)
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