Goeldichironomus
Goeldichironomus carus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Chironomini
Genus: Goeldichironomus
Fittkau, 1965

Goeldichironomus is a genus of midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about 14 described species in Goeldichironomus.[1][2][3] Most species are found in tropical America, with G. carus ranging north to the southern United States.

Goeldichironomus carus

Species

These 14 species belong to the genus Goeldichironomus:

  • Goeldichironomus adhaerens
  • Goeldichironomus amazonicus (Fittkau, 1965)
  • Goeldichironomus carus (Townes, 1945)[4]
  • Goeldichironomus devineyae (Beck, 1961)
  • Goeldichironomus fluctuans Reiss, 1974
  • Goeldichironomus holoprasinus (Goeldi, 1905)
  • Goeldichironomus luridus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2005
  • Goeldichironomus maculatus Strixino & Strixino, 1991
  • Goeldichironomus natans Reiss, 1974
  • Goeldichironomus neopictus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 1998
  • Goeldichironomus petiolicola Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2005
  • Goeldichironomus pictus Reiss, 1974
  • Goeldichironomus serratus Reiss, 1974
  • Goeldichironomus xiborena Reiss, 1974

References

  1. "Goeldichironomus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Goeldichironomus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Townes, H. K. (1945). "The nearctic species of Tendipedini (Diptera, Tendipedidae (= Chironomidae))". American Midland Naturalist. 34 (1): 1–206. doi:10.2307/2421112. JSTOR 2421112.

Further reading

  • Oliver, D. R.; Dillon, M. E.; Cranston, P. S. (1990). A Catalog of Nearctic Chironomidae: Publication 1857/B. Canadian Government Publishing Centre. ISBN 978-0-660-55839-4.
  • "The Chironomid Home Page". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.


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