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Tribe Procladiini

Some kind of midge? - Procladius bellus Midge IMG_0156 - Procladius - female Procladius? - Procladius - female Procladius? - Procladius - female Procladius -subgenus holotanypus - Procladius - female Chironomus group? - Procladius - female Not sure ? - Procladius Procladius bellus - 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 Tanypodinae
Tribe Procladiini
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Formerly a subtribe of Macropelopiini. Raised to tribe status based on larval features.
Identification
Most easily identified by the high "cubital ratio", the long distance from M-Cu crossvein to fork in Cu.
Range
Eastern USA, a few in Pacific Northwest.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 15 August, 2009 - 11:24am
Last updated 27 April, 2010 - 6:41am

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