| Ablabesmyia | |
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| Ablabesmyia sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Tribe: | Pentaneurini |
| Genus: | Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905 |
Ablabesmyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.
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]
These 85 species belong to the genus Ablabesmyia:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [3] c = Catalogue of Life, [4] g = GBIF, [5] b = Bugguide.net [6]
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