Chamutiová, Tímea;Hamerlík, Ladislav;Bitušík, Peter
Ablabesmyia
Sign in to saveAblabesmyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 829
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Chironomidae
- Collections
- UAM, NMV, INHS, KU, USNM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tanypodinae
- Image
- Ablabesmyia monilis wing (from Francis Walker Insecta Britanica Vol 3 page 397 plate XXV).png
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Ablabesmyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.
==Ecology== Ablabesmyia longistyla, A. monilis and A. phatta are widespread and common in Europe. Larvae of A. longistyla and A. monilis have been found together and seem to be restricted to the shallow oxygenated littoral zone.
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