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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 » Demeijerea » Demeijerea atrimanus

Species Demeijerea atrimanus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Print References
Midge IMG_9723 - Demeijerea atrimanus - female Midge IMG_9719 - Demeijerea atrimanus - female black-legged midge - Demeijerea atrimanus - female Demeijerea atrimanus - female midge ? - Demeijerea atrimanus - male Fly ID request - Demeijerea atrimanus - female - Demeijerea atrimanus - male Chironomidae - Demeijerea atrimanus
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 Demeijerea
Species atrimanus (Demeijerea atrimanus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chironomus atrimanus Coquillett 1901
Glyptotendipes (Demeijerea) atrimanus in Townes 1945
Explanation of Names
Latin for "black hands"; the dark fore tarsi distinguish this species from G. brachialis.
Size
Wing length 3.6mm
Range
Northeast USA, Canada east of the Rockies
Food
As for genus, freshwater sponges and Bryozoa (e.g. Pectinatella magnifica), plus one report of Bur-reed, Sparganium americanum.
Print References
Neff, S. E. and E. F. Benfield. 1970. Notes on the status of the genus Demeijerea Krusemann (Diptera:Chironomidae). Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash 72(1):126-132
Contributed by John F. Carr on 29 July, 2009 - 3:09pm
Last updated 8 July, 2012 - 8:27pm

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