| Thienemannimyia barberi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Thienemannimyia |
| Species: | T. barberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Thienemannimyia barberi (Coquillett, 1902) | |
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Synonymy
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Thienemannimyia barberi is a species of non-biting midge in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae, found in the western United States and Mexico.
Thienemannimyia barberi was formally described in 1902 by American entomologist Daniel William Coquillett. He placed it in the genus Tanypus and coined the binomial name Tanypus barberi. Coquillett based his description on five specimens collected by entomologist Herbert Spencer Barber, for whom he named the species. [1] A pupa of the species was described in 1981 by Selwyn S. Roback, who considered it an unusual member of the genus Conchapelopia ; [2] in 1983, after the collection and rearing of more specimens, Roback determined it to have belonged to this species. [3]
Thienemannimyia barberi can be found across much of the western United States, [3] and has been recorded in Mexico. [4]
Immatures of Thienemannimyia barberi can be found in snags and undercut banks of sandy-bottomed rivers and perennial streams; adults have been collected at light sources near rivers. [3]
Compared to other species within the Pentaneurini, data suggests that Thienemannimyia barberi is more tolerant of relatively extreme environmental conditions, like high air temperatures, high altitude, high water hardness, and high pH. [3]
The Chironomidae comprise a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many species superficially resemble mosquitoes, but they lack the wing scales and elongated mouthparts of the Culicidae.
Alotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.
Thienemannimyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.
Procladiini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).
Tanypodini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).
Pentaneurini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).
Homalactia is a genus of bristle flies in the family Tachinidae.
Cryptomeigenia is a genus of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. Larvae are parasitoids of adult scarab beetles.
Euthera is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Nilea is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Panzeria is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Pelatachina is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Phytomyptera is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Zizyphomyia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Lypha is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Hudsonimyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.
Ramonda is a subgenus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Eribella is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Gueriniopsis is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Caloparyphus is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.