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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) » Chironominae » Chironomini » Chironomus group » Kiefferulus » Kiefferulus dux

Species Kiefferulus dux

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Remarks · Works Cited
Midge - Kiefferulus dux - male Midge - Kiefferulus dux - male Profile - Kiefferulus dux - male Nuclear Powered Midge - Kiefferulus dux - male Nuclear Powered Midge - Kiefferulus dux - male Nuclear Powered Midge - Kiefferulus dux - male Green Midge - Kiefferulus dux - male Kiefferulus dux - male
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 Chironominae
Tribe Chironomini
No Taxon (Chironomus group)
Genus Kiefferulus
Species dux (Kiefferulus dux)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chironomus dux Johannsen 1905
Size
5-6 mm
Remarks
There is at least one similar, uncommon, undescribed species in Florida.(1)
Works Cited
1.Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina
Contributed by John F. Carr on 25 July, 2009 - 7:19pm
Last updated 5 December, 2009 - 5:49pm

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