Stictochironomus

Stictochironomus
Stictochironomus naevus, Arizona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Chironomini
Genus: Stictochironomus
Kieffer, 1919
Synonyms
  • Allochironomus Kieffer, 1921
  • Kribiocallis Kieffer, 1921
Stictochironomus devinctus, Texas
Stictochironomus albicrus, Illinois

Stictochironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are more than 50 described species in Stictochironomus.

Members of this genus often have strongly marked wings and legs. The larvae of these midges may also have distinct dark patterns on the dorsal side of the head capsule. They live in sand and other sediments in a variety of fresh water habitats in densities of several hundred per square meter.

Stictochironomus maculipennis larvae have been reported to live relatively deep, up to 6 cm, in the sediment to avoid predation. It has been suggested they migrate between the deeper sediment layers and the sediment surface to breathe.

Species

These 59 species belong to the genus Stictochironomus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Catalogue of Life, Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919". Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  2. ↑ Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2026). "Systema Dipterorum". doi:10.48580/d3bz. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  3. ↑ Na, K.B.; Bae, Y.J. (2010). "New Species of Stictochironomus, Tanytarsus and Conchapelopia (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Korea" (PDF). Entomological Research Bulletin. 26: 33–39.
  4. ↑ Int Panis, L; Bervoets L; Verheyen RF (1995). "The spatial distribution of Caenis horaria (L., 1758)(Caenidae, Ephemeroptera) in a pond in Niel (Belgium)". Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg. 131: 47–51.
  5. ↑ Int Panis, L.; Goddeeris, B.; Verheyen, R.F. (1996). "On the spatial distribution and respiratory environment of benthic macroinvertebrates in ponds". Hydrobiologia. 319 (2): 131–136. doi:10.1007/bf00016881. S2CID 29258265.
  6. ↑ Int Panis, L.; Goddeeris, B.; Verheyen, R.F. (1995). "On the relationship between the oxygen microstratification in a pond and the spatial distribution of the benthic chironomid fauna". Chironomids- from Genes to Ecosystems. Peter Cranston (Ed.), C.S.I.R.O., Canberra, Australia: 323–328.