Xenochironomus
| Xenochironomus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Chironominae |
| Genus: | Kieffer, 1921 |
Xenochironomus is a genus of nonbiting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about 16 described species in Xenochironomus.[1][2][3]
Species
These 16 species belong to the genus Xenochironomus:
- Xenochironomus canterburyensis (Freeman, 1959)
- Xenochironomus ceciliae Roque & Trivinho-Strixino, 2005
- Xenochironomus festivus Say
- Xenochironomus flaviventris (Kieffer, 1911) Kieffer, 1911
- Xenochironomus glaber Yu & Wang, 2010
- Xenochironomus hexataeniorhynchus Ree, 2009
- Xenochironomus jungorum Albu, 1980
- Xenochironomus lacertus Dutta & Chaudhuri, 1995
- Xenochironomus loripes Guha & Chaudhuri, 1980
- Xenochironomus nigricaudus Hashimoto, 1981
- Xenochironomus taenionotus Say
- Xenochironomus trisetosus (Kieffer, 1922)
- Xenochironomus trochanteratus (Thomson, 1869)
- Xenochironomus tuberosus Wang, 2000
- Xenochironomus ugandae (Goetghebuer, 1936)
- Xenochironomus xenolabis (Kieffer, 1916)
References
- ^ "ITIS report, Xenochironomus". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "GBIF, Xenochironomus". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life, Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921". Retrieved 2025-04-26.