Described as
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874a: p. 132
Type species: Tipula stercoraria : van der Wulp, 1874a: p. 132 nec De Geer, 1776 (des. Coquillett, 1910a: p. 581) {= Chironomus oblidens Walker, 1856}
Subgenera
Euorthocladius Thienemann, 1935a: p. 201; Type species: Orthocladius thienemanni Kieffer in Kieffer and Thienemann, 1906
Eudactylocladius Thienemann, 1935a: p. 206; Type species: Dactylocladius fuscimanus Kieffer in Kieffer and Thienemann, 1908
Pogonocladius Brundin, 1956a: p. 99; Type species: Chironomus consobrinus Holmgren, 1869
Symposiocladius Cranston, 1982a: p. 419; Type species: Orthocladius lignicola Kieffer in Potthast, 1915
Synonymy
Rheorthocladius Thienemann, 1935a: p. 205; Type species: Orthocladius saxicola Kieffer, 1911 {= Chironomus rubicundus Meigen, 1818} - (syn. of subgenus Orthocladius)
Lapporthocladius Thienemann in Thienemann and Krüger, 1937a: p. 266; Type species: Orthocladius abiskoensis Edwards, 1937 - (syn. of subgenus Euorthocladius)
Codes
1892626000 [IAWM-code]
ORCLADSP [Dutch-lettercode]