Stempellina

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Stempellina
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Stempellina

Thienemann & Bause, 1913 [1]
Type species
Tanytarsus (Calopsectra) bausei [1]
Kieffer, 1911 [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fusari, Lívia Maria; Lamas, Carlos José Einicker (September 2014). "A new species of Stempellina Thienemann & Bause from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Diptera, Chironomidae)". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 58: 241–243. doi:10.1590/S0085-56262014000300004. ISSN   1806-9665.