Limnophyes

Limnophyes
	Pupa of Limnophyes viribus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Orthocladiinae
Genus:	Limnophyes ; Eaton, 1875

Last updated February 16, 2026

Limnophyes is a genus of non-biting midges belonging to the family Chironomidae.

Species

Species include:

Holarctic species

L. asquamatus
L. brachytomus
L. eltoni
L. minimus - global distribution except Australasia
L. natalensis - global distribution except Australasia and South America
L. ninae
L. pentaplastus
L. pumilio

European species

L. aagaardi - Norway, Eastern Palaearctic
L. angelicae - British Isles, Germany, European Russia
L. bidumus - Scandinavia, Germany, Italy
L. cranstoni - France, Andorra
L. difficilis - Palaearctic
L. edwardsi - Palaearctic
L. er - Scandinavia, European Russia
L. gurgicola - Palaearctic, Indomalaya, Near East
L. habilis - Palaearctic
L. inanispatina - France
L. italicola - Italy
L. madeirae - Madeira
L. palmensis - Canary Islands
L. paludis - Britain, Northwest Europe
L. prolatus - Germany, Novaya Zemlya
L. punctipennis - Western Europe
L. roquehautensis - France
L. schnelli - far north of Palaearctic
L. spinigus - Scandinavia, Central Europe
L. torulus - Norway, Novaya Zemlya

Nearctic species

L. anderseni
L. atomarius
L. carolinensis
L. coloradensis
L. doughmani
L. fumosus
L. hastulatus
L. margaretae
L. pilicistulus
L. prolongatus
L. recisus

References

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Limnophyes

Pupa of Limnophyes viribus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Orthocladiinae
Genus:	Limnophyes Eaton, 1875