title: FAMILY CHIRONOMIDAE.
abstract: Only 30 chironomid species distributed in 16 genera and three subfamilies are formally recorded to Colombia. Another 32 genera and two subfamilies have been recorded on larval stage, with no identification at species level. Many new records, genera and species are expected when focusing on systematics of chironomids from Colombia.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Instituto de Ciências da Natureza, Rua Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, 700, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas - MG. Brazil.; Email: orthocladiinae@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Humberto Fonseca
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, CEP 88040-900, Florianópolis - SC. Brazil.; Email: luiz.pinho@ufsc.br.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pinho
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002377:Catalogs as Topic; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D003105:Colombia; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male