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Checklist of Mongolian Chironomidae

Below is a checklist of Mongolian Chironomidae gathered from the following sources:

Ashe, P. and P. Cranston.  1991.  Family Chironomidae.  Pp. 113-355 in Soos, A. and L. Papp (eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, Volume 2.  Akademiai Kiado, Budapest and Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam.

Bouchard, W. and L. C. Ferrington, Jr. 2008.  Identification Guide and Key to Chironomid Pupal Exuviae from Mongolian Lakes.  http://www.entomology.umn.edu/midge/KeyToMongolianLakeSFPEv1.pdf

Erbaeva, E. A. and Varykhanova, K. V. 1989.  Zoobentos.  In: Kozhova, O. M., O. Shagdarsuren, A. Dashdorj, and N. Sodnom (eds). 1989. Atlas of Lake Hövsgöl. Cartographic Ministry of USSR, Moscow, 118 pp. [In Russian]

Erbaeva, E. A. and G. P. Safronov. 2006.  Distribution of zoobenthos in Hovsgol Nuur.  Pp. 403-432 In Goulden, C. E., T. Sitnikova, J. Gelhaus, and B. Boldgiv (eds.), The Geology, Biodiversity and Ecology of Hovsgol Nuur (Mongolia). Backhuys Publishers.

Hayford, B. L. and L. C. Ferrington Jr. 2006.  Distribution of Chironomidae in Hovsgol Nuur, Mongolia. Pp. 433-452 In Goulden, C. E., T. Sitnikova, J. Gelhaus, and B. Boldgiv (eds.), The Geology, Biodiversity and Ecology of Hovsgol Nuur (Mongolia). Backhuys Publishers.

Hayford, G., J. Bachmann, and M. Gotov.  2006.  A comparison between communities of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from lake bays and affluent streams of the Lake Hovsgol watershed, Mongolia.  Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 155: 13-23.

Koshova, O. M., L. R. Izmest’eva and E. A. Erbaeva.  1994.  A review of the hydrobiology of  Lake Khubsugul (Mongolia).  Hydrobiologia 291: 11-19.

Reiss, F. 1971.  Ein Beitrang zur ostpalaearktischen Chironomidenfauna (Diptera) am Beispieleiniger Tanytarsini-Arten aus der Mongolei und Ostsibirien.  Entomologisk Tidskrift 92: 198-212. 

Reiss, F. 1989.  Micropsectra serrata sp.n., eine Schwesterart von M. radialis (Goetgh.) (syn. coracina Zett.) aus der Mongolei (Diptera, Chironomidae).  Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen. 38: 84-87.

Reiss, F. 1990. Cryptotendipes acalcar , spec. nov., ein aberranter Gattungsvertreter aus palaearktischen Salzgewaessern (Chironomidae, Diptera). Spixiana.13: 209-215. 

Sasa, M. and H. Suzuki.  1997.  Studies on the Chironomidae (Diptera, Insecta) collected inMongolia.  Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 25(4): 149-189.

Shcherbina , G. Kh. and N. I. Zelenstov.  2008.  Chironomids Fauna (Diptera, Chironomidae) in some waterbodies and watercourses of Mongolia.  Inland Water Biology 1: 19-24.

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Checklist of Mongolian Chironomidae

TANYPODINAE
Macropelopiini
Macropelopia nebulosa (Meigen, 1804)
Psectrotanypus (Derotanypus) sibiricus Kruglova et Chernovskij, 1940
Pentaneurini
Ablabesmyia nr. cinctipes (Johannsen, 1946)
Ablabesmyia longistyla Fittkau 1962
Ablabesmyia monilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ablabesmyia phatta (Egger, 1863)
Conchapelopia sp.
Larsia curticalcar (Kieffer, 1918)
Thienemannimyia lentiginosa (Fries, 1823)
Procladini
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus (Meigen, 1804)
Procladius (Holotanypus) crassinervis (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Procladius (Holotanypus) culicifomris (Linnaeus, 1767)
Procladius (Holotanypus) ferrugineus (Kieffer, 1918)
Procladius (Psilotanypus) imicola Kieffer, 1922
Procladius (Psilotanypus) ruffovittatus (Van der Wulp, 1874)
Tanypodini
Tanypus punctipennis Meigen, 1818
DIAMESINAE
Protanypini
Protanypus morio (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Diamesini
Diamesa insignipes Kieffer, 1908
Diamesa parancysta Serra-Tosio, 1983
Potthastia longimana (Kieffer, 1922)
Pseudodiamesa branickii (Nowicki, 1873)
Pseudodiamesa mongolzecea Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Pseudodiamesa nivosa (Goetghebuer, 1928)
Pseudodiamesa venusta Makarchenko, 1984
PRODIAMESINAE
Monodiamesa alpicola (Brundin 1952)
Monodiamesa bathyphila (Kieffer, 1918)
Monodiamesa ekmani (Brundin, 1949)
Prodiamesia olivacea (Meigen, 1818)
ORTHOCLADIINAE
Acricotopus lucens (Zetterstedt, 1850)
Brillia bifida (Kieffer, 1909)
Bryophaenocladius nidorum (Edwards, 1929)
Chaetocladius mongolveweus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Corynoneura celeripes Winnertz, 1852
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) algarum (Kieffer, 1911)
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) annulator Goetghebuer, 1927
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus (Meigen, 1818)
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) curtus Hirvenoja 1973
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) cylindraceus (Kieffer, 1908)
Cricotopus (Criciotpus) festivellus (Kieffer, 1906)
Cricotopus (Crictopus) fuscus (Kieffer, 1909) 
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) mongolpequeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) mongolquereus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tristis Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Isocladius) intersectus (Staeger, 1839)
Cricotopus (Isocladius) laetus (Hirvenoja, 1973)
Cricotopus (Isocladius) laricomalis Edwards, 1932
Cricotopus (Isocladius) mongolreseus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Cricotopus (Isocladius) obtusus Hirvenoja, 1973
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris (Fabricius, 1794)
Cricotopus (Isocladius) socolovae Zelentzov, 1989
Cricotopus (Isocladius) trifasciatus (Meigen, 1813)
Diplocladius cultiger Kieffer, 1908
Eukiefferiella brevicalcar (Kieffer, 1911)
Eukiefferiella gracei (Edwards, 1929) 
Eukiefferiella mongolteuus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Eukiefferiella mongoluveus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Eukiefferiella similis Goetghebuer, 1939
Heterotrissocladius marcidus (Walker, 1856)
Heterotrissocladius subpilosus (Kieffer, 1911)
Hydrobaenus conformis species group
Krenosmittia camptophleps (Edwards, 1929)
Lapposmittia parvibarba Edwards, 1939
Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818)
Limnophyes prolongatus (Kieffer, 1921)
Metriocnemus fuscipes (Meigen, 1818)
Metriocnemus oiraquintus Sasa, 1991
Mongolcladius mongolwexeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Mongolyusurika mongolxeyeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Nanocladius bicolor (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Nanocladius (Nanocladius) rectinervis (Kieffer, 1911)
Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) olivaceus (Kieffer, 1911)
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) abiskoensis Thienemann et Krüger, 1937
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dentifer Brundin , 1947
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) frigidus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) saxicola Kieffer, 1911
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) ulaanbaatus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Orthocladius (Pogonocladius) consobrinus (Holmgren, 1869)
Orthocladius holsatus Goetghebuer, 1937
Paracladius alpicola (Zetterstedt, 1850)
Paracladius conversus  (Walker, 1856) 
Parakiefferiella bathophila (Kieffer, 1912)
Parakiefferiella gracillima (Kieffer, 1924)
Parakiefferiella nr. smolandica (Brundin, 1947)
Parakieferiella triquetra (Pankratova, 1970) 
Parametriocnemus boreoalpinus Gouin, 1942
Paratrichocladius mongolseteus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Paratrichocladius rufiventris (Meigen, 1830)
Psectrocladius (Allopsectrocladius) sp.
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) barbimanus (Edwards, 1929)
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) bisetus Goetghebuer, 1942
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) ishimicus Tshernovskij, 1949
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) litofilus Akhrorov, 1977
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) gr. psilopterus (Kieffer, 1906)
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) schlienzi Wülker, 1956
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) simulans (Johannsen, 1937)
Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus group (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Pseudorthocladius mongolyezeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Pseudosmittia forcipata Goetghebuer, 1921
Pseudosmittia gracilis (Goetghebuer, 1913)
Pseudosmittia mongolzeaea Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Pseudosmittia mongolzebea Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Pseudosmittia recta (Edwards, 1929)
Pseudosmittia ruttneri Strenzke et Thienemann, 1942
Pseudosmittia terrestris (Goetghebuer, 1941) 
Pseudosmittia trilobata (Edwards, 1929)
Pseudosmittia virgo Strenzke, 1950
Rheocricotopus chalybeatus (Edwards, 1929)
Rheosmittia spinicornis (Brundin, 1956)
Smittia aterrima (Meigen, 1818)
Smittia leucopogon (Meigen, 1804)
Smittia nudipennis (Goetghebuer, 1913)
Smittia pratorum Goetghebuer, 1926
Synorthocladius sp.
Thienemaniella clavicornis (Kieffer, 1911)
Trissocladius brevipalpis Kieffer, 1908
Tvetenia verralli (Edwards, 1929)
Zalutschia sp.
CHIRONOMINAE
Chironomini
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) mongolabeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) pallidivittatus (Malloch, 1915)
Chironomus (Chironomus) annularius (De Geer, 1776)
Chironomus (Chironomus) anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus Meigen, 1830
Chironomus (Chironomus) obtusidens Goetghebuer, 1921
Chironomus (Chironmus) palidus Linevitsh et Erbaeva, 1971
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosis gr. (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915
Chironomus (Chironmus) tentans (Fabricius, 1805)
Chironomus mongolcedeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Chironomus mongoldeeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Chironomus mongolefeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Chironomus mongolfegeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Chironomus mongolheius Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Cladopelma armeniacus Tshernovskij, 1949 **
Cladopelma viridula (Linnaeus, 1767) 
Criptochironomus albofasciatus (Staeger, 1839)
Cryptochironomus defectus gr. (Kieffer, 1913)
Cryptochironmus obreptans (Walker, 1856)
Cryptochironomus psittacinus (Meigen, 1830)
Cryptochironomus redekei (Kruseman, 1933)
Cryptochironomus rostratus Kieffer, 1921
Cryptotendipes darbyi (Sublette, 1960)
Cryptotendipes mongolijeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Cyphomella cornea Saether, 1977
Demicryptochironomus vulneratus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Demiijerea rufipes (Linnaeus, 1761)
Dicrotendipes lobiger (Kieffer, 1921)
Dicrotendipes lobus (Beck, 1964)
Dicrotendipes modestus (Say, 1823)
Dicrotendipes nervosus (Staeger, 1893) 
Dicrotendipes septimacullipennis group (Goetghebuer, 1936)
Dicrotendipes tritomus (Kieffer 1916)
Einfeldia carbonaria (Meigen, 1804)
Einfeldia pagana (Meigen, 1838)
Endochironomus albipennis (Meigen, 1830)
Endochironomus tendens (Fabricius, 1775)
Glyptotendipes barbipes (Staeger, 1839)
Glyptotendipes gripekoveni (Kieffer, 1913)
Glyptotendipes imbecillis (Walker, 1856)
Glyptotendipes mancunianus (Edwards, 1929)
Glyptotendipes pallens (Meigen, 1804)
Glyptotendipes paripes (Edwards, 1929)
Microchironomus deribae (Freeman, 1957)
Microchironomus tener (Kieffer, 1918) 
Microtendipes pedellus (De Geer, 1776)
Mongolchironomus mongoljekeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Mongolchironomus mongolkeleus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Parachironomus arcuatus (Goetghebuer, 1919)
Parachironomus danicus Lehmann, 1970
Parachironomus frequens (Johannsen, 1905)
Parachironomus parilis (Walker, 1856)
Paracladopelma camptolabis (Kieffer, 1913)
Paracladopelma laminata (Kieffer, 1921)
Paracladopelma nigritula (Goetghebuer, 1942)
Paracladopelma undine (Townes 1945)
Paralautorborniealla sp.
Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis (Malloch, 1915)
Paratendipes albimanus (Meigen, 1818)
Phaenopsectra sp.
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) exsectum (Kieffer, 1916)
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) acutum Kieffer, 1915
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) convictum (Walker, 1856) *
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931 *
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseopunctatum (Malloch, 1815) *
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laetum (Meigen, 1818)
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804)
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre (Meigen, 1830)
Polypedilum (Tripodura) bicrenatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) pullum (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Polypedilum (Tripodura) quadriguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) scalaenum (Schrank, 1803)
Polypedilum mongollemeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Saetheria reissi Jackson, 1977
Sergentia (Baicalsergentia) intermedia Linevich, 1958
Sergentia (Sergentia) longiventris Kieffer, 1924
Stictochironomus crassiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)
Stictochironomus pictulus (Meigen, 1830)
Stictochironomus sticticus (Fabricius, 1781) 
Stictochironomus varius (Townes, 1945)
Chironomini Genus A
Tanytarsini
Cladotanytarsus atridorsum Kieffer, 1924
Cladotanytarsus mancus gr. (Walker, 1856)
Cladotanytarsusn nigrovittatus (Goetghebuer, 1928)
Cladotanytarsus vanderwulpi (Edwards, 1929)
Constempellina brevicosta (Edwards, 1937)
Corynocera ambigua Zetterstedt, 1838
Cryptotendipes acalcar Reiss, 1990
Micropsectra sp.
Micropsectra aposita (Walker, 1856)
Micropsectra junci (Meigen, 1818) 
Micropsectra mongolmeneus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Micropsectra radialis Goetghebuer, 1939
Micropsectra serrata Reiss, 1989 
Neozavrelia mongolensis Reiss, 1971
Paratanytarsus bituberculatus (Edwards, 1929)
Paratanytarsus confusus Palmén, 1960
Paratanytarsus dimorphis Reiss, 1965
Paratanytarsus inopertus (Walker, 1856)
Paratanytarsus kaszabi Reiss, 1971
Paratanytarsus lauterborni (Kieffer, 1909)
Paratanytarsus penicillatus (Goetghebuer, 1928)
Paratanytarsus setosimanus (Goetghebuer, 1933)
Paratanytarsus tenuis (Meigen, 1830)
Rheotanytarsus exiguus Johannsen, 1905
Rheotanytarsus muscicola Thienemann, 1929
Stempellinella minor (Edwards, 1929)
Tanytarsus bathyphilus (Kieffer, 1911)
Tanytarsus curticornis Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus glabrescens Edwards, 1929
Tanytarsus gracilentus (Holmgren, 1883)
Tanytarsus gregarius gr. (Kieffer, 1909)
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925 ***
Tanytarsus pallidicornis (Walker, 1856)
Tanytarsus pseudolestagei Shilova, 1976
Tanytarsus mongolneous Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Tanytarsus mongolopeus Sasa and Suzuki, 1997
Tanytarsus volgensis Miseiko, 1967
*Corrected for subfamily from original publication
** Nomina dubia in Ashe and Cranston 1991
*** Note that Shcherbina and Zelentsov 2008 listed this under its invalid junior synonym name, T. holochlorus