Species Telmatogeton japonicus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Habitat · Print References

Fly on Rock at Rocky Saltwater Beach - Telmatogeton japonicus

Fly with long legs climbing up the cliff, falls but continues on - Telmatogeton japonicus

Midge Maybe? - Telmatogeton japonicus - male

Flies in mating ball on beach - Telmatogeton japonicus - male - 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 Telmatogetoninae

Genus Telmatogeton

Species japonicus (Telmatogeton japonicus)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933

Size

Wing length about 3 mm

Range

Native to the western Pacific, now widespread. Reached eastern North America and Europe in the mid-20th century.

Habitat

Hard surfaces along marine shores. Larvae will also attach to buoys and aquatic structures, even in the open ocean. They may have reached the Atlantic by attaching to ship hulls.

Print References

Brodin, Y. and M. H. Andersson. 2009. The marine splash midge Telmatogon japonicus (Diptera; Chironomidae)—extreme and alien? Biological Invasions 11(6):1311-1317. (Abstract via Springer)

Contributed by John F. Carr on 8 July, 2013 - 6:59pm

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