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Ablabesmyia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraorder
  
Culicomorpha

Family
  
Chironomidae

Scientific name
  
Ablabesmyia

Higher classification
  
Pentaneurini

Order
  
Fly

Suborder
  
Nematocera

Superfamily
  
Chironomoidea

Subfamily
  
Tanypodinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Non‑biting midges, Fly, Procladius, Tanypodinae, Dicrotendipes

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

Contents

Species

  • A. longistyla (Fittkau, 1962)
  • A. monilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • A. phatta (Egger, 1863)

    • Ecology

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    A. longistyla, A. monilis and A. phatta are widespread and common in Europe. Larvae of A. longistyla and A. monilis have been found together and seem to be restricted to the shallow oxygenated littoral zone.

    Ablabesmyia midge Ablabesmyia BugGuideNet

    Ablabesmyia BOLD Systems Taxonomy Browser Ablabesmyia monilis species

    Ablabesmyia BOLD Systems Taxonomy Browser Ablabesmyia monilis species

    References

    Ablabesmyia Wikipedia
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