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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Non-biting Midges (Chironomidae) » Orthocladiinae » Chasmatonotus » Chasmatonotus unimaculatus

Species Chasmatonotus unimaculatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Habitat
fast crawling little bug - Chasmatonotus unimaculatus Midge - Chasmatonotus unimaculatus Midge - Chasmatonotus unimaculatus fly - Chasmatonotus unimaculatus Chasmatonotus sp.? - Chasmatonotus unimaculatus Chasmatonotus sp.? - Chasmatonotus unimaculatus midge - Chasmatonotus unimaculatus midge - Chasmatonotus unimaculatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family Chironomidae (Non-biting Midges)
Subfamily Orthocladiinae
Genus Chasmatonotus
Species unimaculatus (Chasmatonotus unimaculatus)
Explanation of Names
"Unimaculatus" is Latin for "one spot," referring to the single white spot on each wing.
Identification
In the eastern United States, nearly all Chasmatonotus midges with a single white spot near the middle of the wing are C. unimaculatus. There is an uncommon, undescribed species from the southern Appalachian Mountains with a nearly identical wing pattern but slightly lighter colors.
Range
Eastern United States
Habitat
Larvae have been collected from damp soil in woods near a stream.
Contributed by tom murray on 14 January, 2009 - 6:18pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 4 June, 2010 - 6:16pm

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