Pontomyia
| Pontomyia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Culicomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Pontomyia Edwards, 1926 |
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Pontomyia Edwards, 1926 is an insect genus belonging to the subfamily Chironominae in the Chironomidae family. This is a marine flightless midge. There are only four species completely described in this genus (P. natans Edward 1924; P. cottoni Wormersley 1937; P. pacifica Tokunaga 1964; and P. oceana Tokunaga 1964) and another possible specie was recorded by Epler[1] but only in the immature form. Recently one Pontomyia very similar to the species recorded by Epler was found in Brazil.[2]
Notes
- ↑ EPLER, J.H. 1995. Identification manual for the larvae Chironomidae (Diptera) of Florida. Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Facilities, Tallahassee.
- ↑ Henriques-Oliveira, A.L., Silva, R.A., Nessimian, J.L. (2009). First recorded of Pontomyia Edwards, 1926 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini) in Brazil. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1676-06032009000100029&script=sci_arttext
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