decorus group

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Habitat

Chironomidae wing veins - Chironomus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Infraorder Culicomorpha

Family Chironomidae (Midges)

Subfamily Chironominae

Tribe Chironomini

Genus Chironomus

No Taxon decorus group

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Chironomus decorus Johannsen 1905

Numbers

Well over ten species, most unnamed

Size

Wing length about 3.8mm

Identification

Among the Chironomus midges with banded abdomens, C. decorus is recognized by the darkened wing membrane around veins R-M, Cu2 and 2A, as well as by the male genitals.

Habitat

Water, as for the family; more tolerant of brackish water than most

Contributed by tom murray on 22 December, 2008 - 8:17am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 3 October, 2009 - 4:43pm

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