Species Deuterophlebia shasta

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Print References

Deuterophlebia shasta Wirth - Deuterophlebiidae - Deuterophlebia shasta

Deuterophlebia shasta Wirth - Deuterophlebiidae - Deuterophlebia shasta - male

Deuterophlebia shasta Wirth - Deuterophlebiidae - Deuterophlebia shasta - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Family Deuterophlebiidae (Mountain Midges)

Genus Deuterophlebia

Species shasta (Deuterophlebia shasta)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Deuterophlebia shasta Wirth, 1951

Identification

Mesothorax of pupa with long spine arising from conical base above respiratory organ. Other American species (or most other American species) have no spine or a short spine.

Range

Mountains of northern California

Print References

Wirth, W. W. (1951). A new mountain midge from California (Diptera:Deuterophlebiidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 27:49-57. (Full Text)

Contributed by John F. Carr on 8 March, 2013 - 7:44pm
Additional contributions by Aaron Schusteff
Last updated 6 September, 2022 - 7:59pm

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