Apometriocnemus

Apometriocnemus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Orthocladiinae
Genus:	Apometriocnemus ; Sæther, 1984
Type species
	Apometriocnemus fontinalis ; Sæther, 1984

Last updated January 22, 2026

Apometriocnemus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.^[1]

Species

Apometriocnemus fontinalis Sæther, 1984^[1]
Apometriocnemus japonicus Kobayashi & Suzuki, 1999^[2]

Apometriocnemus beringensisCranston & Oliver, 1988^[3] was transferred to Metriocnemus by Sæther in 1995.^[4]

References

1 2 3 4 Sæther, O. A. (1984). "Apometriocnemus fontinalis gen. n. sp. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Tennessee, USA". Entomologica Scandinavica. 15: 536–539. doi: 10.1163/187631284X00389 .
↑ Suzuki, H.; Kobayashi, T. (1999). "The First Record of the Genus Apometriocnemus Sæther, 1985: A. Japonicus Sp. N. from the Palaearctic Region (Diptera: Chironomidae)" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 142 (1–2): 65–67. doi:10.1163/22119434-99900019.
↑ Cranston, P. S.; Oliver, D. R. (1988). "ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE NEARCTIC ORTHOCLADIINAE (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE)". The Canadian Entomologist . 120 (5): 425–462. doi:10.4039/Ent120425-5.
↑ Sæther, O. A. (1995). "Metriocnemus van der Wulp : Seven new species, revision of species, and new records (Diptera : Chironomidae)" (PDF). Annales de Limnologie. 31 (1): 35–64. doi: 10.1051/limn/1995002 .

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[Sæther84-1] 1 2 3 4 Sæther, O. A. (1984). "Apometriocnemus fontinalis gen. n. sp. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Tennessee, USA". Entomologica Scandinavica. 15: 536–539. doi: 10.1163/187631284X00389 .

[KobayashiSuzuki1999-2] Suzuki, H.; Kobayashi, T. (1999). "The First Record of the Genus Apometriocnemus Sæther, 1985: A. Japonicus Sp. N. from the Palaearctic Region (Diptera: Chironomidae)" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 142 (1–2): 65–67. doi:10.1163/22119434-99900019.

[3] Cranston, P. S.; Oliver, D. R. (1988). "ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE NEARCTIC ORTHOCLADIINAE (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE)". The Canadian Entomologist . 120 (5): 425–462. doi:10.4039/Ent120425-5.

[4] Sæther, O. A. (1995). "Metriocnemus van der Wulp : Seven new species, revision of species, and new records (Diptera : Chironomidae)" (PDF). Annales de Limnologie. 31 (1): 35–64. doi: 10.1051/limn/1995002 .

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