Orthocladiinae

Orthocladiinae
Brillia bifida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Orthocladiinae Lenz, 1921
Genera
Numerous, see text

Metriocnemus picipes .

Cricotopus sp., male on grass.

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.

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
• Belgica Jacobs, 1900
• 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. 4 (3). Taylor & Francis: 131–136. doi:10.1080/01650428209361098. ISSN   1744-4152.