Subgenus Cricotopus (Cricotopus) van der Wulp, 1874
- Cricotopus Wulp, F.M. van der 1874. Dipterologische aanteekeningen. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 17: 109-148 [132].
Type species:
Chironomus tibialis Meigen, 1804 by subsequent designation, see Coquillett, D.W. 1910. The type-species of the North American genera of Diptera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 37(=No. 1719): 499-647 [528]. - Syncricotopus Brundin, L. 1956. Zur Systematik der Orthocladiinae (Dipt. Chironomidae). Report of the Freshwater Research Institute of Drottningholm 37: 1-185 [106].
Type species:
Chironomus rufiventris Meigen, 1830 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Krosch, M.N., Cranston, P.S., Baker, A.M. & Vink, S. 2015. Molecular data extend Australian Cricotopus midge (Chironomidae) species diversity, and provide a phylogenetic hypothesis for biogeography and freshwater monitoring. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society [Date published online 22 May 2015] [10]
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
CHIRONOMIDAE: Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitibia (Walker, 1848)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Pine Creek (PCK), Warren (WAR) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Kanmantoo (KAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM) ; ACT, NSW, SA, Vic: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Sydney Basin (SB), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; NSW, NT, Qld, Vic, WA: Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pilbara (PIL) ; NT, Qld, WA: Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2022 | CHIRONOMIDAE Newman, 1834 | 25-Feb-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Bryan Lessard (ABRS) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | CULICOMORPHA Hennig, 1948 | 10-Jan-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Bryan Lessard (ABRS) |
| 10-Nov-2020 | NEMATOCERA Dumeril, 1805 | 25-Feb-2022 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 28-Feb-2020 | CHIRONOMIDAE Newman, 1834 | 25-Feb-2022 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 25-Feb-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 09-Nov-2015 | Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874 | 25-Feb-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Jun-2015 | ORTHOCLADIINAE | 25-Feb-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-May-2015 | CHIRONOMIDAE | 25-Feb-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco |
| 26-Apr-2012 | 25-Feb-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-Feb-2022 | MODIFIED |