Beardius is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about 12 described species in Beardius, found in North, Central, and South America. It is named after the late Melvin Beard, a student at Eastern New Mexico University.
Species These 12 species belong to the genus Beardius: Beardius aciculatus Andersen & Saether, 1996 Beardius breviculus Reiss & Sublette, 1985 Beardius cristhinae Trivinho-Strixino & Siqueira, 2007 Beardius lingulatus Andersen & Saether, 1996 Beardius longissimum (Mendes & Andersen, 2009) Beardius parcus Reiss & Sublette, 1985 Beardius phytophilus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2000 Beardius reissi Jacobsen, 2000 Beardius roquei Trivinho-Strixino & Siqueira, 2007 Beardius triangulatus Andersen & Saether, 1996 Beardius truncatus Reiss & Sublette, 1985 Beardius xylophilus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2000
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