Described as
Chironomus Meigen, 1803a: p. 260
Type species: Tipula plumosa Linnaeus, 1758 (des. Latreille, 1810a: p. 442).
Subgenera
Camptochironomus Kieffer, 1918a: p. 45; Type species: Chironomus aprilinus : Goetghebuer in Goetghebuer and Lenz, 1937a: p. 21 nec Meigen, 1830 {= Chironomus tentans Fabricius, 1805}
Chaetolabis Townes, 1945a: p. 114 (as subgenus); Type species: Tendipes (Chaetolabis) atroviridis Townes, 1945a: p. 114 (not Palaearctic)
Lobochironomus Ryser et al., 1985a: p. 386 (as subgenus); Type species: Chironomus (Lobochironomus) montuosus Ryser, Wülker and Scholl, 1985
Synonymy
Tendipes Meigen, 1800a: p. 260 (suppressed ICZN, 1963a)
Holtedahlia Kieffer, 1922d: p. 5; Type Species: Holtedahlia borealis Kieffer, 1922
Syntendipes Lenz, 1937a: p. 6; Type species: Chironomus flavitibia Johannsen, 1932
Codes
1892703000 [IAWM-code]
CHIRONSP [Dutch-lettercode]