| Polypedilum
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| Polypedilum huapingensis
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Diptera
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| Family:
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Chironomidae
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| Subfamily:
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Chironominae
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| Tribe:
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Chironomini
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| Genus:
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Polypedilum
Kieffer, 1912
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| Subgenera
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- Cerobregma Sæther & Sundal, 1999
- Kribionympha Kieffer, 1921
- Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1913
- Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
- Probolum Anderson & Sæther, 2010
- Tripedilum Kieffer, 1921
- Tripodura Townes, 1945
- Uresipedilum Oyewo & Sæther, 1998
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| Synonyms
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- Asheum Sublette & Sublette, 1983
- Cerobregma Sæther & Sundal, 1999
- Kribiocharis Kieffer, 1921
- Kribionympha Kieffer, 1921
- Kribiophilus Kieffer, 1921
- Kribiotima Kieffer, 1921
- Pedionomus Sublette, 1964
- Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1913
- Pentapelma Kieffer, 1921
- Propedilum Lenz, 1937
- Rosenia Kieffer, 1921
- Tripedilum Kieffer, 1921
- Tripodura Townes, 1945
- Uresipedilum Sasa & Kikuchi, 1995
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Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This is probably the most species-rich of all chironomid genera. Larvae of Polypedilum may also be among the most abundant invertebrates in eutrophic ponds, reaching densities of up to 1200 larvae per square meter.