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 | |
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| Goeldichironomus carus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Chironominae |
| Tribe: | Chironomini |
| Genus: | Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 1965 |
Species
editThese 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
edit- ^ "Goeldichironomus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Goeldichironomus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Goeldichironomus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ 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
edit- 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.
External links
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