Described as
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912f: p. 41
Type species: Polypedilum pelostolum Kieffer, 1912 (des. Ashe, 1981a: p. 58)
Subgenera
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1913c: p. 25; Type species: Pentapedilum stratiotale Kieffer, 1913 (des. Edwards, 1929a: p. 376) {= Chironomus tritus Walker, 1856}
Tripodura Townes, 1945a: p. 36; Type species: Polypedilum (Tripodura) simulans Townes, 1945a: p. 43 (not Palaearctic)
Asheum Sublette and Sublette, 1983a: p. 34, nomen novum for Pedionomus Sublette, 1964 nec Gould, 1840 (Aves: Pedionomidae); Type species: Pedionomus beckae Sublette, 1964b (not Palaearctic)
Uresipedilum Sasa and Kikuchi, 1995a: p. 119; Type species: Chironomus convictum Walker, 1856 (des. Oyewo and Saether, 1998a: p. 317)
Cerobregma Saether and Sundal, 1999a: p. 334; Type species: Chironomus ontario Walley, 1926a: p. 206 (not Palaearctic)
Synonymy
Kribiocharis Kieffer, 1921d: p. 271; Type Species: ribiocharis filitarsis Kieffer, 1922 {?= Kribiocharis tenuitarsis Kieffer, 1922} (des. Freeman, 1955a: p. 31)
Kribionympha Kieffer, 1921d: p. 271; Type Species: Kribionympha declivis Kieffer, 1922 (des. Kieffer, 1922e: p. 7)
Tripedilum Kieffer, 1921d: p. 271; Type Species: Tripedilum armatifrons Kieffer, 1921
Rosenia Kieffer, 1921d: p. 275 nec Waagen and Wentzel, 1886; Type Species: Rosenia pallida Kieffer, 1923
Kribiotima Kieffer, 1921d: p. 274; Type Species: Polypedilum quinqueguttatum Kieffer, 1921 (des. Freeman and Cranston, 1980a: p. 196)
Kribiophilus Kieffer, 1921h: p. 98; Type Species: Polypedilum (Kribiophilus) pictipennis Kieffer, 1921 {= P. quinqueguttatum Kieffer, 1921} (originally as subgenus, subsequently as genus)
Pentapelma Kieffer, 1921h: p. 98 (as subgenus of Polypedilum); Type species: Polypedilum integrum Kieffer, 1921g: p. 76 (nomen dubium)
Propedilum Lenz, 1937a: p. 271; Type Species: Chironomus (Polypedilum) anticus Johannsen, 1932 nec Walker, 1848 {= Polypedilum johannseni Sublette and Sublette, 1973}
Pedionomus Sublette, 1964b: p. 137; Type Species: Pedionomus beckae Sublette, 1964 – (syn. of subgenus Asheum)
Chironomini Genus C Pinder and Reiss, 1986a: p. 362, Fig. 10.88 - (syn. of subgenus Cerobregma)
Uresipedilum Sasa and Okazawa, 1991a: p. 54 nomen nudum – (syn. of subgenus Uresipedilum)
Codes
1892731000 [IAWM-code]
POPEDISP [Dutch-lettercode]