CHIRONOMIDAE
(non-biting midges)

Interactions where CHIRONOMIDAE is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live adult may be infected by UK/Ireland Entomophthora culicis an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and Norwich, Wilding, N., 1983
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora culicis/Entomophthora culicisan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chironomidae/Chironomidaenon-biting midgesliveadult infects live adult
exuvia (dead, shed) dead, shed exuvia of larva dead is eaten by UK/Ireland Rhizidium mycophilum a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Rhizidium mycophilum/Rhizidium mycophiluma chytrid Animal / carrion / dead animal feederUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chironomidae/Chironomidaenon-biting midgesdead, shedexuvialarva feeds on dead dead, shed exuvia of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.
Wilding, N., 1983Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and NorwichBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 17 (1): 47-49.

CHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

CHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Bryophaenocladius
a genus of non-biting midges
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Chironomus
a genus of non-biting midges
Genus 1 trophisms
Cricotopus
a genus of non-biting midges
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Cryptochironomus
a genus of non-biting midges
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Fleuria lacustris
a non-biting midge
Species 1 references
ORTHOCLADIINAE
a subfamily of non-biting midges
Subfamily 1 references
Paratanytarsus
a genus of non-biting midges
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Pseudosmittia
a genus of non-biting midges
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Tanytarsus
a genus of non-biting midges
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Telmatogeton
a genus of flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges)
SuperfamilyCHIRONOMOIDEA (biting, non-biting & trickle midges, blackflies)
InfraorderCulicomorpha (mosquitoes, gnats, midges & blackflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Brooks, S.J., Langdon, P.G. & Heiri, O. 2007 The identification and use of Palaearctic Chironomidae Larvae in Palaeoecology Technical Guide, No 10, 276pp, Quaternary Research Association
Coe, R.L., Freeman, P. & Mattingley, P.F. 1950 *** Diptera: Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae ***(Superseded) Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol IX. Part 2, 216pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Goetghebuer, M. 1932 *** Diptéres Chironomidae IV (Orthocladiinae, Corynoneurinae, Clunioninae, Diamesinae) ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 23, 204pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
() Langton, P.H. & Pinder, L.C.V. 2007 Keys to the Adult Male Chironomidae af Britain and Ireland 239, 168pp, Freshwater Biological Association
() Langton, P.H. 1978 *** Keys to the Adult Male Chironomidae af Britain and Ireland ***(Superseded) Special Publications, No. 37, Freshwater Biological Association

Larvae/Leaf-miners

Pitkin, B. Ellis, W.,Plant, C. & Edmunds, R. The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects www.ukflymines.co.uk

Larvae

Panktratova, V.Ya. 1977 *** Opredeliteli presnovodnykh bespozvonochnykh evropeiskoi chasti SSSR. (Plankton i bentos.) ***(Superseded) .

Pupae

Panktratova, V.Ya. 1977 *** Opredeliteli presnovodnykh bespozvonochnykh evropeiskoi chasti SSSR. (Plankton i bentos.) ***(Superseded) .

CHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Lerner, A., Meltser, N., Sapir, N., Erlick, C., Shashar, N. & Broza, M. 2008 Reflected polarization guides chironomid females to oviposition sites Journal of Experimental Biology Vol 211: 3536-3543.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to CHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 36 images of CHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges)
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