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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 » Primitive Orthocladiinae » Xylotopus » Xylotopus par

Species Xylotopus par

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Food · Print References
Xylotopus par - female Midge - Xylotopus par - female Pale midge - Xylotopus par midge--Chironomus crassicaudatus? - Xylotopus par - male midge--Chironomus crassicaudatus? - Xylotopus par - male Xylotopus par Fly - Xylotopus par - female Bug - Xylotopus par - female
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
No Taxon (Primitive Orthocladiinae)
Genus Xylotopus
Species par (Xylotopus par)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orthocladius par Coquillet 1901
Identification
Within the Brillia group the bold yellow and black pattern and large size identify the species.
Food
Larvae are wood miners
Print References
Kaufman, M.G. and R.H. King. 1987. Colonization of wood substrates by the aquatic xylophage Xylotopus par (Diptera: Chironomidae) and a description of its life history. Canadian Journal of Zoology 65: 2280-2286.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 12 May, 2009 - 7:15pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd
Last updated 18 May, 2016 - 5:33pm

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