''Xenochironomus'' is a genus of nonbiting midges in the 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 ...

. There are about 16 described species in ''Xenochironomus''.

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus ''Xenochironomus'': * '' Xenochironomus canterburyensis'' (Freeman, 1959) * '' Xenochironomus ceciliae'' Roque & Trivinho-Strixino, 2005 * '' Xenochironomus festivus'' Say * '' Xenochironomus flaviventris'' (Kieffer, 1911) Kieffer, 1911 * '' Xenochironomus glaber'' Yu & Wang, 2010 * '' Xenochironomus hexataeniorhynchus'' Ree, 2009 * '' Xenochironomus jungorum'' Albu, 1980 * '' Xenochironomus lacertus'' Dutta & Chaudhuri, 1995 * '' Xenochironomus loripes'' Guha & Chaudhuri, 1980 * '' Xenochironomus nigricaudus'' Hashimoto, 1981 * '' Xenochironomus taenionotus'' Say * '' Xenochironomus trisetosus'' (Kieffer, 1922) * '' Xenochironomus trochanteratus'' (Thomson, 1869) * '' Xenochironomus tuberosus'' Wang, 2000 * '' Xenochironomus ugandae'' (Goetghebuer, 1936) * '' Xenochironomus xenolabis'' (Kieffer, 1916)

References

Chironomidae Chironomoidea genera Diptera of Europe Taxa named by Jean-Jacques Kieffer {{Chironomidae-stub