Prodiamesinae
Encyclopedia
Prodiamesinae is a subfamily of midge
s in the non-biting midge family
(Chironomidae
).
Midge
A midge is a very small, two-winged flying insect. "Midge" may also refer to:-Real:* Midge Costanza , American politician* Mildred Gillars , aka "Midge", American broadcaster of Nazi propaganda during World War II...
s in the non-biting midge family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Chironomidae
Chironomidae
Chironomidae are a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae...
).
Genera & Species
- Genus CompteromesaCompteromesaCompteromesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family ....
Saether, 1981 - C. oconeensis Saether, 1981
- Genus MonodiamesaMonodiamesaMonodiamesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*M. bathyphila *M. depectinata Saether, 1973*M. ekmani *M. prolilobata Saether, 1973*M. tuberculata Saether, 1973...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1922 - M. bathyphila (KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1918) - M. depectinata Saether, 1973
- M. ekmani (Brundin, 1949)
- M. prolilobata Saether, 1973
- M. tuberculata Saether, 1973
- Genus OdontomesaOdontomesaOdontomesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*O. ferringtoni Saether, 1985*O. fulva *O. lutosopra...
Pagast, 1947 - O. ferringtoni Saether, 1985
- O. fulva (KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1919) - O. lutosopra (Garrett, 1925)
- Genus ProdiamesaProdiamesaProdiamesa is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Species:*P. cubita Garrett, 1925*P. olivacea *P. rufovittata Goetghebuer, 1932...
KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1906 - P. cubita Garrett, 1925
- P. olivacea (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1818) - P. rufovittata Goetghebuer, 1932