Sphaeromiini

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Sphaeromias albomarginatus = Sphaeromias fasciatus (White-bordered Sphaeromias).The plant is Dactylorhiza maculata (Spotted Orchis) Britishentomologyvolume8Plate285.jpg
Sphaeromias albomarginatus = Sphaeromias fasciatus (White-bordered Sphaeromias).The plant is Dactylorhiza maculata (Spotted Orchis)

Sphaeromiini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ceratopogonidae
Subfamily: Ceratopogoninae
Tribe: Sphaeromiini

Sphaeromiini is a tribe of biting midges, insects in the family Ceratopogonidae. There are about 7 genera and at least 40 described species in Sphaeromiini. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Sphaeromiini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Sphaeromiini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. "Sphaeromiini Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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