Pseudochironomini
Encyclopedia
Pseudochironomini is a tribe
of midge
s in the non-biting midge family
(Chironomidae
).
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of midge
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
- Genius PseudochironomusPseudochironomusPseudochironomus is a genus of European and North American non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.-Species:*P. anas Townes, 1945*P. articaudus Saether, 1977*P. badius Saether, 1977...
MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1915 - P. anas Townes, 1945
- P. articaudus Saether, 1977
- P. badius Saether, 1977
- P. chen Townes, 1945
- P. crassus Townes, 1945
- P. fulviventris (Johannsen, 1905)
- P. julia (Curran, 1930)
- P. netta Townes, 1945
- C. prasinatus (Staeger, 1839)
- P. pseudoviridis (MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1915) - P. rex Hauber, 1947
- P. richardsoni MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1915