Phaenopsectra

Phaenopsectra
Phaenopsectra flavipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Chironominae
Tribe:	Chironomini
Genus:	Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 1921

Phaenopsectra is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

Species

• P. albescens (Townes, 1945)
• P. dyari (Townes, 1945)
• P. flavipes (Meigen, 1818) ^[1]
• P. incompta (Zetterstedt, 1838)
• P. obediens (Johannsen, 1905)
• P. pilicellata Grodhaus, 1976 ^[2]
• P. profusa (Townes, 1945)
• P. punctipes (Wiedemann, 1817)
• P. vittata (Townes, 1945)

References

1. Lenat, David R. (1993). "A Biotic Index for the Southeastern United States: Derivation and List of Tolerance Values, with Criteria for Assigning Water-Quality Ratings" . Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 12 (3): 279–290. doi:10.2307/1467463. ISSN   0887-3593.
2. Grodhaus, Gail (1976). "Two Species of Phaenopsectra with Drought-Resistant Larvae (Diptera: Chironomidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 49 (3): 405–418. ISSN   0022-8567.