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Procladius

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Description

Procladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procladius, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1449280	https://www.gbif.org/species/1449280
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	280102	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=280102

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Chironomidae : Procladius

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Mecopterida
superorder	Antliophora
order	Diptera	Linnaeus 1758
infraorder	Culicomorpha
superfamily	Chironomoidea	Macquart 1838
family	Chironomidae	Macquart 1838
subfamily	Tanypodinae	Skuse 1889
tribe	Procladiini	Roback 1971
genus	Procladius	Skuse 1889

Scientific Name

Procladius Skuse, 1889

Name Published In

Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, (2) 4

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Procladius	genus	belongs to Tanypinae	stated with evidence	Kieffer, 1906
Procladius	genus	belongs to Pelopiinae	stated with evidence	Statz, 1944
Procladius	genus	belongs to Procladiini	stated with evidence	Doitteau and Nel, 2007

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

2 (40%)

First Recorded Appearance

55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

G. Doitteau and A. Nel. 2007. Chironomid midges from early Eocene amber of France (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 1404:1-66

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procladius

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Procladius (Holotanypus) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Procladius abetus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius abrupta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius albitalus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius anomalus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius apicalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius appropinquatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius arcuata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius barbatulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius bellus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius bifasciatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius bifida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius bilobatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius brevipalpis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius brevipetiolatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius choreus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius cinereus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius clavus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius culiciformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius curtus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius deltaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius denticulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius dentus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius desis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius duplexus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius enigmaticus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius eocenicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Procladius etatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius ferrugineus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius fimbriatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius flavifrons species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius floralis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius freemani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius fulvus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius fuscipes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius fuscus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius goanna species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius gretis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius heterocerus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius imicola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius incomptus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius incranspicuus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius islandicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius jeris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius johnsoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius karahutoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius lacteiclava species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius latifrons species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius leucoma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius longistilus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius lugens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius lugubris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius lundstromi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius macotricha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius macrotrichus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius maculosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius maillardi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Procladius martini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius modestus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius mozambique species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius nietus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius nigriventris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius nipponicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius noctivagus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius nubifer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius nudipennis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius pallidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius paludicola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius paragretis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius parvulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius pectinatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius prolongatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius pruinosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius recurva species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius reidi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius riparius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius rivulorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius rufovittatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius rugulosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius ruris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius sagittalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius scapularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius serratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius shibrui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius signatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius simplicistilus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius simplicistylis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius squamifer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius stroudi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius sublettei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius suecicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius tatrensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius transiens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius travassosi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius trifolia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius umbrosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius vestitipennis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius vesus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius villosimanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius vitripennis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius wilhmi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Procladius zernyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Holotanypus Roback, 1982	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Chironomidae : *Holotanypus*
Psilotanypus Kieffer, 1906	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Chironomidae : *Psilotanypus*
Chironomus perditus von Heyden, 1870	GBIF	species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Chironomidae : Procladius : *Chironomus perditus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1870	Chironomus perditus von Heyden p. 247 figs. Pl 44, fig 13
1889	Procladius Skuse
1906	Procladius Kieffer p. 38
1944	Procladius Statz p. 125
2007	Procladius Doitteau and Nel p. 15
2018	Procladius Szadziewski et al. p. 602

References

Doitteau G., Nel A. (2007) Chironomid midges from early Eocene amber of France (Diptera: Chironomidae), Zootaxa 1404, 1-66

von Heyden L. Fossile Dipteren aus der Braunkohle von Rott im Siebengebirge, Palaeontographica 17, 237-266

Kieffer J. J. (1906) Diptera, Fam. Chironomidae, Genera Insectorum 42, 1-78

Statz G. (1944) Neue Dipteren (Nematocera) aus dem Oberoligocan von Rott. 1. Teil 6. Familie: Tendipedidae (Zuck- oder Schwarmmucken). 2. Teil 7. Familie: Heleidae (Gnitzen) 3. Teil 8. Familie: Lycoriidae (Trauermucken), Palaeontographica Abteilung A 95, 122-187

Szadziewski R., Sontag E., et al (2018) A new chironomid with a long proboscis from Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae), Annales Zoologici 68, 601-608

Wiederholm, T. (ed.) (1983) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Moller Pillot, H.K.M. (1984a+c) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Wiederholm, T. (ed.) (1986) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Wilson, Ronald S. & Ruse, Leslie P. (2005) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Vallenduuk, H., Moller Pillot, H.K.M. (2007) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Moller Pillot, H.K.M. (2003) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Brodin, Yngve (2007) Svenska fjädermyggor (Diptera: Chironomidae). Excelfil. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family (nonmarine except where stated) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Brunel, P.; Bosse, L.; Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p. - via World Register of Marine Species

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). - via World Register of Marine Species

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, (2) 4 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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