Apedilum
Apedilum is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. The genus was previously considered a junior synonym of Paralauterborniella, but was restored as a separate genus by J. H. Epler (1988) for the species A. elachistus and A. subcinctum.[2]
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| Genus: | Apedilum Townes, 1945[1] |
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Species
- A. elachistus Townes, 1945[1]
- A. griseistriatum (Edwards, 1931)[3]
- A. subcinctum Townes, 1945[1]
References
- Townes, Jr, Henry K. (1945). "The Nearctic Species of Tendipedini [Diptera, Tendipedidae (= Chironomidae)]". The American Midland Naturalist. 34 (1): 1–206. doi:10.2307/2421112. JSTOR 2421112.
- Epler, J. H. (1988). "A reconsideration of the genus Apedilum Townes, 1945 (Diptera, Chironomidae)". Spixiana. Supplement 14: 105–116.
- Donato, Mariano; Siri, Augusto; Massaferro, Julieta; Brooks, Stephen J (2015). "Apedilum griseistriatum comb. nov., placement of Chironomus (Polypedilum) griseistriatum (Diptera, Chironomidae)" (PDF). Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 105 (1): 5–11. doi:10.1590/1678-476620151051511.
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