| Platysmittia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Orthocladiinae |
| Genus: | Platysmittia Saether, 1982 |
| Type species | |
| P. fimbriata Saether, 1982 | |
| Species | |
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Platysmittia is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).
Only two species are known. P. fimbriata is recorded from Tennessee and North Carolina. P. bilyji is known from Pennsylvania and Maryland,
Larvae of the two species can be told apart by the longer 4th antennal segment in P. bilyji.
Species
- P. bilyji Saether, 1985
- P. fimbriata Saether, 1982
References
- ^ Epler, John H. (2001). "Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina" (PDF). Environmental Sciences Section. 7. Raleigh, NC, USA: NC Division of Water Quality: 1–164. Archived from the original (Pdf) on 2009-03-21.
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| Platysmittia | |
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