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''Cricotopus'' is a genus of non-biting midges in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Orthocladiinae
Orthocladiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (biology), family (Chironomidae). For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to as orthoclads.
Genera
*''Aagaardia'' Ole A. Sæther, Sæther, 1985
*''Abisk ...
of the bloodworm
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Chironomidae
The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many species ...
.
Species
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C. annulator''
Goetghebuer, 1927
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C. arcuatus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. beckeri''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. bicinctus''
( Meigen, 1818)
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C. brevipalpis''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1909
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C. caducus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. coronatus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. cumulatus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. curtus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. cylindraceus''
(Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1908)
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C. debilis''
( Williston, 1896)
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C. dobroginus''
Albu, 1964
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C. elegans
''Caenorhabditis elegans'' () is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a blend of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''rhabditis'' (r ...
''
Johannsen, 1943
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C. ephippium''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1838)
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C. festivellus''
(Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1906)
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C. flavocinctus''
(Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1924)
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C. fuscus''
(Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1909)
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C. gelidus''
(Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1922)
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C. glacialis''
Edwards Edwards may refer to:
People
* Edwards (surname)
* Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile
* Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate
* Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and ora ...
, 1922
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C. guttatus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. intersectus''
( Staeger, 1839)
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C. laetus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
*''
C. laricomalis''
Edwards Edwards may refer to:
People
* Edwards (surname)
* Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile
* Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate
* Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and ora ...
, 1932
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C. lestralis''
(Edwards Edwards may refer to:
People
* Edwards (surname)
* Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile
* Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate
* Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and ora ...
, 1924)
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C. levantinus''
Moubayed & Hirvenoja, 1986
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C. lygropis''
Edwards Edwards may refer to:
People
* Edwards (surname)
* Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile
* Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate
* Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and ora ...
, 1929
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C. magus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. maurii''
Spies & Sæther, 2004
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C. nevadensis''
Casas & Vilchez-Quero, 1992
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C. obnixus''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1856)
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C. obtusus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. ornatus''
( Meigen, 1818)
*''
C. pallidipes''
Edwards Edwards may refer to:
People
* Edwards (surname)
* Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile
* Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate
* Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and ora ...
, 1929
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C. patens''
Hirvenoja, 1973
*''
C. perniger''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1850)
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C. pilicauda''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. pilidorsum''
Hirvenoja, 1973
*''
C. pilitarsis''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1850)
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C. pilosellus''
Brundin, 1956
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C. pirifer''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. polaris''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1926
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C. pulchripes''
Verrall, 1912
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C. reductus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. relucens''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. reversus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. septentrionalis''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. similis''
Goetghebuer, 1921
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C. slossonae''
Malloch, 1915
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C. speciosus''
Goetghebuer, 1921
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C. suspiciosus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. sylvestris''
( Fabricius, 1794)
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C. tibialis''
( Meigen, 1804)
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C. tremulus''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
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C. triannulatus''
( Macquart, 1826)
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C. tricinctus''
( Meigen, 1818)
*''
C. trifascia''
Edwards Edwards may refer to:
People
* Edwards (surname)
* Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile
* Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate
* Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and ora ...
, 1929
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C. trifasciatus''
( Meigen, 1810)
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C. tristis''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. vierriensis''
Goetghebuer, 1935
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C. villosus''
Hirvenoja, 1973
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C. zavreli''
Szadziewski & Hirvenoja, 1981
References
* Revision der gattung Cricotopus van der Wulp und ihrer Verwandten (Diptera, Chironomidae). M Hirvenoja, 1973
External links
''Cricotopus'' at insectoid.info
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Chironomidae
Culicomorpha genera