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Thienemannimyia barberi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Genus:	Thienemannimyia
Species:	T. barberi
Binomial name
Thienemannimyia barberi (Coquillett, 1902)
Synonyms
Synonymy Tanypus barberi Coquillett, 1902 Conchapelopia sp. Roback, 1981

Thienemannimyia barberi is a species of non-biting midge in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae, found in the western United States and Mexico.

Taxonomy

Thienemannimyia barberi was formally described in 1902 by American entomologist Daniel William Coquillett. He placed it in the genus Tanypus and coined the binomial name Tanypus barberi. Coquillett based his description on five specimens collected by entomologist Herbert Spencer Barber, for whom he named the species. A pupa of the species was described in 1981 by Selwyn S. Roback, who considered it an unusual member of the genus Conchapelopia; in 1983, after the collection and rearing of more specimens, Roback determined it to have belonged to this species.

Distribution

Thienemannimyia barberi can be found across much of the western United States, and has been recorded in Mexico.

Ecology

Immatures of Thienemannimyia barberi can be found in snags and undercut banks of sandy-bottomed rivers and perennial streams; adults have been collected at light sources near rivers.

Compared to other species within the Pentaneurini, data suggests that Thienemannimyia barberi is more tolerant of relatively extreme environmental conditions, like high air temperatures, high altitude, high water hardness, and high pH.

References

1. Coquillett, D. W. (1902). "New Diptera from North America" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 25 (1280): 83–126. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.25-1280.83. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
2. Roback, Selwyn S. (1981). "The Immature Chironomids of the Eastern United States V. Pentaneurini-Thienemannimyia Group". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 133: 124. ISSN 0097-3157. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
3. ^ Roback, Selwyn S.; Ferrington, Leonard C. (May 1983). "The Immature Stages of Thienemannimyia barberi (Coquillett) (Diptera:Chironomidae:Tanypodinae)". Freshwater Invertebrate Biology. 2 (2): 107–111. doi:10.2307/1467115. ISSN 0738-2189.
4. "Thienemannimyia barberi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

• Tanypodinae
• Insects described in 1902
• Insects of the United States
• Insects of Mexico