Lerheimia
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Lerheimia is a genus of chironomid midges containing four described species found in Tanzania
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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These are small chironomids (wing length 0.8 - 1.3 mm) with bare, protruding eyes
, and distinctive wing venation with extended costa and down-curved anal vein.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
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These are small chironomids (wing length 0.8 - 1.3 mm) with bare, protruding eyes
Arthropod eye
The arthropods ancestrally possessed compound eyes, but the type and origin of this eye varies between groups, and some taxa have secondarily developed simple eyes...
, and distinctive wing venation with extended costa and down-curved anal vein.