Classification
Animalia [kingdom]Arthropoda [phylum]
Insecta [class]
Diptera [order]
Chironomidae [family]
Familia Chironomidae bevat de volgende taxa:
Chaetocladius [subfamily]
Chironominae [subfamily]
Diamesinae [subfamily]
Orthocladiinae [subfamily]
Podonominae [subfamily]
Prodiamesinae [subfamily]
Tanypodinae [subfamily]
Telmatogetoninae [subfamily]