Apedilum
Sign in to saveApedilum is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. The genus was previously considered a junior synonym of Paralauterborniella, but was restored as a separate genus by J. H. Epler (1988) for the species A. elachistus and A. subcinctum.
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It is catalogued under topics including Chironomidae and Chironomoidea genera.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Chironomidae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chironomidae
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- taxon name
- Apedilum
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Apedilum
- Commons category
- Apedilum
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Apedilum is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. The genus was previously considered a junior synonym of Paralauterborniella, but was restored as a separate genus by J. H. Epler (1988) for the species A. elachistus and A. subcinctum.
==Species== A. elachistus Townes, 1945 A. griseistriatum (Edwards, 1931) A. subcinctum Townes, 1945
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