BioNet

River & Stream Biological Monitoring

Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys

Physical Habitat Assessments

Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges

Taxa Hierarchy

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Chironomidae

Genus

Species

ITIS Links

TSN

127917

Parent TSN

125808

Metric Values

Tolerance

6.0

FFG

Collector/Gatherer

Habit

Burrower

CW Ind

False

Assessment Program Statistics

Total Individuals Collected

254,550

Number of Unique Sites Collected

963

Taxa Distribution Map