Nanocladius

Nanocladius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Orthocladiinae
Genus:	Nanocladius ; Kieffer, 1913
Subgenera
	Nanocladius s. str. ; Plecopteracoluthus Steffan, 1965;

Last updated August 13, 2025

Nanocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Larvae either live commensally on or as parasites of aquatic insects in nymphal stages; hosts include mayflies, stoneflies, dobsonflies, or damselflies.^[1] The larvae attach to their hosts by forming silken tubes which they later pupate in. They feed on the hemolymph of their host. ^[2]

Subgenera

Nanocladius has two subgenera, Nanocladius s. str., and Plecopteracoluthus, erected in 1965.^[3] In 1977, Ole A. Sæther suggested the latter be considered a subgenus of Nanocladius.^[4]

References

↑ Boonsoong, Boonsatien (2016). "Phoretic associations between Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and its hosts Gestroiella (Heteroptera, Naucoridae) and Euphaea masoni (Odonata, Euphaeidae) in streams in Western Thailand". Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology. 52: 163–169. doi: 10.1051/limn/2015025 .
↑ Jacobsen, Richard E. (1998). "The Symbiotic Relationship of a Chironomid with Its Ephemeropteran Host in an Arizona Mountain Stream". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 71 (4): 426–438. ISSN 0022-8567 . Retrieved 21 January 2023.
↑ Steffan, A.W. (1965-12-01), "Plecopteracoluthus downesi gen. et sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae), a Species Whose Larvae Live Phoretically on Larvae of Plecoptera", The Canadian Entomologist, vol. 97, no. 12, pp. 1323–1344, doi:10.4039/Ent971323-12
↑ Fu, Yue; Wang, Xinhua (2009-01-21), "Four new species of Nanocladius Kieffer from Oriental China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)", Zootaxa, vol. 1985, no. 1, Magnolia Press, pp. 43–51, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1985.1.4

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[1] Boonsoong, Boonsatien (2016). "Phoretic associations between Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and its hosts Gestroiella (Heteroptera, Naucoridae) and Euphaea masoni (Odonata, Euphaeidae) in streams in Western Thailand". Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology. 52: 163–169. doi: 10.1051/limn/2015025 .

[2] Jacobsen, Richard E. (1998). "The Symbiotic Relationship of a Chironomid with Its Ephemeropteran Host in an Arizona Mountain Stream". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 71 (4): 426–438. ISSN 0022-8567 . Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[3] Steffan, A.W. (1965-12-01), "Plecopteracoluthus downesi gen. et sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae), a Species Whose Larvae Live Phoretically on Larvae of Plecoptera", The Canadian Entomologist, vol. 97, no. 12, pp. 1323–1344, doi:10.4039/Ent971323-12

[4] Fu, Yue; Wang, Xinhua (2009-01-21), "Four new species of Nanocladius Kieffer from Oriental China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)", Zootaxa, vol. 1985, no. 1, Magnolia Press, pp. 43–51, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1985.1.4

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