| Buchonomyia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Buchonomyiinae Brundin & Sæther, 1978 |
| Genus: | Buchonomyia Fittkau, 1955 |
| Type species | |
| B. thienemanni Fittkau, 1955 | |
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Buchonomyia is the only extant genus of the subfamily Buchonomyiinae of the non-biting midge family Chironomidae. There are three known extant species and one fossil species in the genus: Members of the genus are parasitic of psychomyiid caddisflies.
- Buchonomyia thienemanni Fittkau, 1955
- Buchonomyia burmanica Brundin and Sæther, 1978
- Buchonomyia brundini Andersen and Sæther, 1995
- †Buchonomyia succinea Seredszus and Wichard 2003 (Eocene, Baltic amber)
In addition, two extinct genera belonging to Buchonomyiinae are known:
- †Dungeyella Jarzembowski et al. 2008 (Barremian, Wessex Formation)
- †Furcobuchonomyia Baranov et al. 2017 (Cenomanian, Burmese amber)
References
- ^ Marziali, L.; Casalegno C.; Rossaro, B. (2004). "The first record of the subfamily Buchonomyiinae (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Italy" (PDF). Italian Journal of Zoology. 71 (4). Italy: Taylor & Francis: 341–346. doi:10.1080/11250000409356593. hdl:2434/6420. ISSN 1125-0003. S2CID 53373213. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- Ashe, Patrick; O'Connor, James P.; Murray, Declan A. (2015-07-02). "A review of the distribution and ecology of Buchonomyia thienemanni Fittkau (Diptera: Chironomidae) including a first record for Russia". European Journal of Environmental Sciences. 5 (1): 5–11. doi:10.14712/23361964.2015.69. ISSN 2336-1964.
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