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Genus Diamesa - Snow Midges

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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 Diamesinae
Genus Diamesa (Snow Midges)
Numbers
About 30 species in North America
Range
Northern half of United States, Canada
Habitat
"Diamesa larvae are usually found in cool running water."(1)
Season
Adults typically fly in winter.
Food
Adults probably do not feed, if only for lack of suitable food sources.
Print References
Hansen, D. C. and E. F. Cook. 1977. The systematics and morphology of the nearctic species of Diamesa Meigen, 1835 (Diptera: Chironomidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 30:1-203 (BHL)
Internet References
Chironomidae Research Group: Cold Hardiness In Winter-Active Chironomidae
Works Cited
1.Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina
Contributed by John F. Carr on 1 February, 2011 - 8:54pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 24 February, 2014 - 2:03pm

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