| Downeshelea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Ceratopogoninae |
| Tribe: | Ceratopogonini |
| Genus: | Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988 |
Downeshelea is a genus of predaceous midges in the family Ceratopogonidae. There are more than 20 described species in Downeshelea. [1] [2] [3]
These 27 species belong to the genus Downeshelea:
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