Ablabesmyia
| Ablabesmyia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Culicomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Tanypodinae |
| Tribe: | Pentaneurini |
| Genus: | Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905 |
Ablabesmyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.
Species
- A. longistyla (Fittkau, 1962)
- A. monilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- A. phatta (Egger, 1863)
Ecology
A. longistyla, A. monilis and A. phatta are widespread and common in Europe.[1] Larvae of A. longistyla and A. monilis have been found together and seem to be restricted to the shallow oxygenated littoral zone.[2]
References
- ↑ Int Panis, L; Goddeeris B; Bervoets L; Verheyen R (1992). "Ablabesmyia longistyla Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae), new for the Belgian fauna.". Bull. Annls Soc. r. belge Ent. 128: 316–318.
- ↑ Int Panis L (1995). The spatial distribution of benthic invertebrates in standing waters. PhD thesis. University of Antwerp