Classification
Animalia [kingdom]Mandibulata [phylum]
Uniramia [subphylum]
Insecta [class]
Pterygota [subclass]
Neoptera [infraclass]
Holometabola [superorder]
Diptera [order]
Nematocera [suborder]
Culicomorpha [infraorder]
Chironomidae [family]
Chironominae [subfamily]
Chironomini [tribe]
Polypedilum [genus]
Polypedilum [subgenus]
Polypedilum bifurcatum [species]