Orthocladiinae | |
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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.