Platysmittia

Platysmittia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Orthocladiinae
Genus:	Platysmittia ; Saether, 1982
Type species
	P. fimbriata ; Saether, 1982
Species
	See text

Last updated June 02, 2025

Platysmittia is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).

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]

Species

P. bilyji Saether, 1985^[1]
P. fimbriata Saether, 1982^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Epler, John H. (2001). "Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina" (PDF). Environmental Sciences Section. 7. Raleigh, NC, USA: NC Division of Water Quality: 1–164. Archived from the original (Pdf) on 2009-03-21.

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[Epler-1] 1 2 3 4 Epler, John H. (2001). "Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina" (PDF). Environmental Sciences Section. 7. Raleigh, NC, USA: NC Division of Water Quality: 1–164. Archived from the original (Pdf) on 2009-03-21.

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