Nanocladius
Sign in to saveNanocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Larvae either live commensally on or as parasites of aquatic insects in nymphal stages; hosts include mayflies, stoneflies, dobsonflies, or damselflies. The larvae attach to their hosts by forming silken tubes which they later pupate in. They feed on the hemolymph of their host.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 427
- Family
- Chironomidae
- Collections
- AM, SAM
- Recorded in
- South Africa
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- Parent taxon
- Chironomidae
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- Nanocladius
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Nanocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Larvae either live commensally on or as parasites of aquatic insects in nymphal stages; hosts include mayflies, stoneflies, dobsonflies, or damselflies. The larvae attach to their hosts by forming silken tubes which they later pupate in. They feed on the hemolymph of their host.
== Subgenera == Nanocladius has two subgenera, Nanocladius s. str., and Plecopteracoluthus, erected in 1965. In 1977, Ole A. Sæther suggested the latter be considered a subgenus of Nanocladius.
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