Described as
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906a: p. 26 (as subgenus of Orthocladius)
Type species: Orthocladius psilopterus Kieffer in Kieffer and Thienemann, 1906 (des. Kieffer, 1906b: p. 356)
Subgenera
Monopsectrocladius Wülker, 1956a: p. 10 (as subgenus); Type species: Spaniotoma calcaratus Edwards, 1929
Allopsectrocladius Wülker, 1956a: p. 12 (as subgenus); Type species: Chironomus dilatatus van der Wulp, 1858 {= Chironomus obvius Walker, 1856}
Mesopsectrocladius Laville, 1971a: p. 195 (as subgenus); Type species: Psectrocladius barbatipes Kieffer, 1923
Codes
1892641000 [IAWM-code]
PSCLADSP [Dutch-lettercode]