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Coffmania

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Chironomidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Subfamily
  
Tanypodinae

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Coffmania is a genus of small yellow chironomid midges with two known species, both found in the Darjeeling and Sikkim areas of the Indian Himalayas. The generic name honours Professor W. P. Coffman of the University of Pittsburgh.

The larvae and pupae live in cool, shallow, slow-flowing water with a preference for algal mats. The larvae feed largely on other chironomid larvae and also on algae and detritus.

Species

  • Coffmania adiecta
  • Coffmania animispina
  • References

    Coffmania Wikipedia