Orthocladiinae

Orthocladiinae
Brillia bifida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Orthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Genera

Numerous, see text

Metriocnemus picipes.
Cricotopus sp., male on grass.

Orthocladiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae). For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to as orthoclads.