Chironomus tarsalis Stephens, 1829 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Arthropoda class Insecta order Diptera family Chironomidae genus Microtendipes species Microtendipes tarsalis Name Homonyms Chironomus tarsalis Walker, 1856 Chironomus tarsalis Stephens, 1829