Species Detail - Microtendipes nitidus - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "The Chironomidae (Diptera) of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Microtendipes nitidus
N/A
NBNSYS0000027628
RecommendedWell-formed
Chironomus nitidus Meigen, 1818, Chironomus vagans Meigen, 1830, Microtendipes vagans (Meigen, 1830)
N/A
minit
(Meigen, 1818)
Insect - true fly (Diptera)
Species
4
4
4
01/09/1973
27/04/2002
27 April (recorded in 2002)
25 July (recorded in 1985)
University College Dublin, The Chironomidae (Diptera) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Microtendipes nitidus, accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/199/Species/89905