Lerheimia

Lerheimia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Orthocladiinae
Genus:	Lerheimia; Andersen & Sæther, 1993
Species
	Lerheimia aviculata; Lerheimia scopulata; Lerheimia villangulata; Lerheimia wulfi

Lerheimia is a genus of chironomid midges containing four described species found in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

These are small chironomids (wing length 0.8 - 1.3 mm) with bare, protruding eyes, and distinctive wing venation with extended costa and down-curved anal vein.

References

Lerheimia, a new genus of Orthocladiinae from Africa (Diptera: Chironomidae)

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