Orthocladiinae

Orthocladiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae). For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to as orthoclads.

Orthocladiinae
Head of an Acricotopus longipalpus larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Orthocladiinae Lenz, 1921
Genera
Numerous, see text

Metriocnemus picipes.

Genera

Aagaardia Sæther, 1985 Abiskomyia Edwards, 1937 Acamptocladius Brundin, 1956 Acricotopus Kieffer, 1921 Antillocladius Sæther, 1981 Apometriocnemus Sæther, 1984 Austrobrillia Freeman, 1961 Baeoctenus Sæther, 1976 Boreosmittia Tuiskunen, 1986 Brillia Kieffer, 1913 Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 Camptocladius van der Wulp, 1874 Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912 Chaetocladius Kieffer, 1911 Chasmatonotus Clunio Haliday, 1855 Compterosmittia Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 Corynoneurella Brundin, 1949 Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874 Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908 Diplosmittia Doithrix Doncricotopus Epoicocladius Sulc & ZavÍel, 1924 Eretmoptera Eufiefferiella Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926 Eurycnemus van der Wulp, 1874 Euryhapsis Oliver, 1981 Georthocladius Strenzke, 1941 Gravatamberus Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932 Gynocladius Mendes, Sæther & Andrade-Morraye, 2005 Halocladius Hirvenoja, 1973 Hanocladius Heleniella Gouin, 1943 Heterotanytarsus Spärck, 1923 Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 1923 Hydrobaenus Ichthyocladius Fittkau, 1974 Irisobrillia Krenosmittia Thienemann & Krüger, 1939 Labrundinia Fittkau, 1962 Lerheimia Andersen & Sæther, 1993 Limnophyes Eaton, 1875 Lipurometriocnemus Litocladius Andersen, Mendes & Sæther, 2004 Lopescladius Lyrocladius Mendes & Andersen, 2008

Mesocricotopus Mesosmittia Brundin, 1956 Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874 Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913 Oliveridia Sæther, 1980 Onconeura Oreadomyia Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874 Parachaetocladius Paracladius Hirvenoja, 1973 Paracricotopus Thienemann & Harnisch, 1932 Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936 Paralauterborniella Paralimnophyes Brundin, 1956 Parametriocnemus Goetghebuer, 1932 Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 1924 Parasmittia Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 1942 Paratrissocladius ZavÍel, 1937 Parorthocladius Thienemann, 1935 Platysmittia Sæther, 1982 Plhudsonia Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906 Pseudokiefferiella Zavrel, 1941 Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1932 Pseudosmittia Goetghebuer, 1932 Psilometriocnemus Sæther, 1969 Qiniella Wang & Sæther, 1998 Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956 Rheosmittia Brundin, 1956 Saetheriella Halvorsen, 1982[1] Semiocladius Smittia Holmgren, 1869 Stackelbergina Stilocladius Rossaro, 1979 Symbiocladius Synorthocladius Thienemann, 1935 Thalassosmittia Strenzke & Remmert, 1957 Thienemannia Kieffer, 1909 Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911 Tokunagaia Sæther, 1973 Trissocladius Kieffer, 1908 Tvetenia Kieffer, 1922 Unniella Sæther, 1982 Vivacricotopus Xylotopus Zalutschia Lipina, 1939

References

1. Halvorsen, Godtfred A. (1982). "Saetheriella amplicristata gen. n., sp. n., a new Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Tennessee". Aquatic Insects. Taylor & Francis. 4 (3): 131–136. doi:10.1080/01650428209361098. ISSN 1744-4152.