Platysmittia
Platysmittia is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).
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| Genus: | Platysmittia Saether, 1982 |
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| P. fimbriata Saether, 1982 | |
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Only two species are known. P. fimbriata is recorded from Tennessee and North Carolina. P. bilyji is known from Pennsylvania and Maryland,[1]
Larvae of the two species can be told apart by the longer 4th antennal segment in P. bilyji.[1]
References
- Epler, John H. (2001). "Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina" (PDF). Environmental Sciences Section. Raleigh, NC, USA: NC Division of Water Quality. 7: 1–164. Archived from the original (Pdf) on 2009-03-21.
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