''Corynoneura'' is a speciose genus of non-biting

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s in the subfamily

Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae). For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to as orthoclads. Genera *'' Aagaardia'' Sæther, 1985 *''Abiskomyia'' Edwards, 1937 *''Acampto ...

of the bloodworm

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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 ...

. With a world-wide distribution (absent from Antarctica), these small midges are found in both flowing and standing freshwater of various thermal regimes.

Species

*'' C. arctica''

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, 1923 *'' C. brundini'' Hirvenoja & Hirvenoja, 1988 *'' C. carriana''

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, 1924 *'' C. celeripes'' Winnertz, 1852 *'' C. celtica''

, 1924 *'' C. coronata''

, 1924 *'' C. diara'' Roback, 1957 *'' C. edwardsi'' Brundin, 1949 *'' C. fittkaui'' Schlee, 1968 *'' C. fortispicula'' Weidenburg & Trivinho-Strixino, 2011Weidenburg, S. & Trivinho-Strixino, S. (2011). "New species of the genus ''Corynoneura''Winnertz (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Brazil." ''Zootaxa'' 2822: 1-40. *'' C. gratias'' Schlee, 1968 *'' C. gynocera'' Tuiskunen, 1983 *'' C. hermanni'' Weidenburg & Trivinho-Strixino, 2011 *'' C. lacustris''

, 1924 *'' C. lobata''

, 1924 *'' C. longipennis'' Tokunaga, 1936 *'' C. magna'' Brundin, 1949 *'' C. marina''

, 1924 *'' C. mediaspicula'' Weidenburg & Trivinho-Strixino, 2011 *'' C. mineira'' Weidenburg & Trivinho-Strixino, 2011 *'' C. oxfordana'' Boesel and Winner, 1980 *'' C. scutellata'' Winnertz, 1846 *'' C. septadentata'' Weidenburg & Trivinho-Strixino, 2011 *'' C. sertaodaquina'' Weidenburg & Trivinho-Strixino, 2011 *'' C. taris'' Roback, 1957 *'' C. unicapsulata'' Weidenburg & Trivinho-Strixino, 2011

References

Chironomidae Nematocera genera {{Chironomidae-stub