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MeSH Heading: Chironomidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.750
Unique ID: D002683
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002683
Annotation: for killing Chironomidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES; gall midges: index NEMATOCERA
Scope Note: A family of nonbiting midges, in the order DIPTERA. Salivary glands of the genus Chironomus are used in studies of cellular genetics and biochemistry.
Entry Term(s): Chironomus; Midges, Nonbiting
Related Numbers: txid7150
Previous Indexing: Diptera (1975-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 91; see DIPTERA 1981-90
History Note: 91(81)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/05/19
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Chironomidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025