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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 » Diplocladius » Diplocladius cultriger

Species Diplocladius cultriger

Classification · Range · Habitat · Season · Works Cited
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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 Orthocladiinae
No Taxon (Primitive Orthocladiinae)
Genus Diplocladius
Species cultriger (Diplocladius cultriger)
Range
Holarctic, at least as far south as the mountains of North Carolina
Habitat
Larvae live in cool springs and streams(1)(2)
Season
Late winter and early spring. May be found on snow.
Works Cited
1.Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina
2.The adult males of Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Holarctic Region
Torgny Wiederholm. 1989. Entomologica Scandinavica.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 10 July, 2011 - 8:18pm

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