''Paracricotopus'' is a genus of

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

an non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (

Chironomidae Chironomidae , commonly known as non-biting midges or chironomids , are a family of Nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the families Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Although many chironomid ...

Species

The genus includes the following species: * '' Paracricotopus davoodi'' Ghaderi, Ibrahami, Mohammadi & Namayandeh, 2023 * '' Paracricotopus glaber'' Saether, 1980 * '' Paracricotopus insulatus'' Bhattacharyay & Chaudhuri, 1988 * '' Paracricotopus irregularis'' Niitsuma, 1990 * '' Paracricotopus millrockensis'' Caldwell, 1985 * '' Paracricotopus missilus'' Chaudhuri & Som, 1998 * '' Paracricotopus mozleyi'' Steiner, 1983 * '' Paracricotopus niger'' Kieffer, 1913 * '' Paracricotopus oyabeangulatus'' Sasa, Kawai & Ueno, 1988 * '' Paracricotopus spinicornis'' Hazra & Chaudhuri, 2002 * '' Paracricotopus sturae'' Namayandeh & Ghaderi, 2025 * '' Paracricotopus tamabrevis'' Sasa, 1983 * '' Paracricotopus togakuroasi'' Sasa & Okazawa, 1992 * '' Paracricotopus torbjorni'' Namayandeh & Ghaderi, 2025 * '' Paracricotopus uliginosus'' Brundin, 1947

References

Chironomidae Diptera of Europe {{Chironomidae-stub