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Orthocladiinae

Orthocladiinae
L Orthocladiinae head explained.jpg
Head of an Acricotopus longipalpus larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Orthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Genera

Numerous, see text


Numerous, see text

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.



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