Major Group: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Orthocladiinae |
Descriptive Features: procercus short
body smooth
2 eye spots laid horizontally, posterior spot larger than anterior spot, may be in contact
no ventromental plates
antennae not retractile
mentum (main feeding mouthpart) oblique
Total length: up to 10mm
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Orthocladinae |
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Taxonomic Checklist: *Genera
Allometriocnemus 2 species
Allotrissocladius amphibius Freeman
Austrobrillia 2 species
Austrocladius 3 species
Bryophaenocladius ??
Botryocladius 9 species
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer
Cardiocladius australiensis Freeman
Clunio 2 species
Compterosmittia pectinata Freeman
Corynoneura 2 species
Cricotopus annuliventris Skuse
Doloplastus monticola Skuse
Echinocladius martini Cranston
Eukiefferiella insolida Skuse
?Gymnometriocnemus ?3 species
Kiefferophyes 3 species
Limnophyes vestitus Skuse
Metriocnemus hornsbyensis Freeman
Nanocladius ?3 species
Nasuticladius 5 species
Nilothauma 2 species
Parakiefferiella ?4 species
Paralimnophyes 2 species
Parametriocnemus ornaticornis Kieffer
Paratrichocladius pluriserialis Freeman
Pirara australiensis Boothroyd & Cranston
Pseudosmittia 2 species
"Psectrocladius" 1 species
Rheocricotpus 1 species
Rhinocladius tonnoiri Freeman
Semiocladius crassipennis Skuse
Smittia 4 species
Stictocladius 3 species
Symbiocladius aurifodinae Hynes
Thienemanniella trivittata Goetghebuer
(7 undescribed genera)
*may include some terrestrial species
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Distribution: NSW, WA, Tas, Vic, ACT, SA, Qld, Lord Howe Island
Sensitivity Rating: SIGNAL grade 4
Functional Feeding Group: gathering collectors, shredders, scrapers |
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Niemur River at Mallan, NSW |
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Information Sources: Bugledich 1997 & 1999, Hawking & Smith 1997, Merritt & Cummins 1978
Key to Genera: Cranston 2000
Key to Species: Cranston 2000 ("genus Australia", Cricotopus) |
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