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Coleoptera
“Adult Beetles”
Coleoptera
“Larval Beetles”
Diptera
“True Flies”
Ephemeroptera
“Mayflies”
Hemiptera
“True Bugs”
Lepidoptera
“Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
Megaloptera
“Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
Odonata
“Dragonflies and Damselflies”
Plecoptera
“Stoneflies”
Trichoptera
“Caddisflies”
Diptera
family
Athericidae
“Watersnipe Flies, Aquatic Flies”
Blephariceridae
“Net-winged Midges”
Ceratopogonidae
“Biting Midges”
Chironomidae
“Non-Biting Midges, Midges”
Culicidae
“Mosquitoes”
Dixidae
“Meniscus Midges”
Empididae
“Dance Flies”
Ephydridae
“Shore Flies”
Limoniidae
“Limoniid Crane Flies”
Muscidae
“House Flies”
Pediciidae
“Hairy-eyed Crane Flies”
Psychodidae
“Moth Flies”
Ptychopteridae
“Phantom Crane Flies”
Simuliidae
“Black Flies”
Stratiomyidae
“Soldier Flies”
Syrphidae
“Hover Flies”
Tipulidae
“Large Crane Flies”
Chironomidae
genus
Chironomus
Diamesa
Orthocladius
Tanytarsus
Tanytarsus
“Non-Biting Midges, Midges”
Genus Overview
This is a very speciose genus, with many not described.  They have antennae with lauterborn organs on long pedicels. They are found in various aquatic habitats and even brackish water. 
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 6.7 and higher
Upper Midwest: 6 and higher
Midwest: 3.5 and higher
Mid-Atlantic: 6 and higher
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Filterer
Collector / Gatherer
Scraper / Grazer
MOVEMENT
Climber
Clinger
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lentic-littoral
Lentic-profundal
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
Order
Legs Absent
Family
Head Complete and Exposed
Thoracic And Anal Prolegs
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