Biology:Parachaetocladius

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Parachaetocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae).[1] It was first described in 1959 by Wolfgang Wülker.[1][2] The genus description was revised in 2020.[3]

Species

Species listed by GBIF As of 6 October 2025:[1]

  • Parachaetocladius abnobaeus (Wülker, 1959)
  • Parachaetocladius akanoctavus Sasa & Kamimura, 1987
  • Parachaetocladius balticus Seredszus & Wichard, 2007
  • Parachaetocladius broankerothurrie Namayandeh & Beresford, 2020
  • Parachaetocladius hirtipectus Saether, 1969
  • Parachaetocladius hudsoni (Saether, 1977)
  • Parachaetocladius imberbus Saether & Sublette, 1983
  • Parachaetocladius pyrenaeus Moubayed, 2020
  • Parachaetocladius squamula Liu & Cao, 2020

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "GBIF: Parachaetocladius". https://www.gbif.org/species/3264208. 
  2. Wülker W. (1959) Drei neue Chironomiden - Arten (Dipt.) und ihre Bedeutung fur das Konvergenzproblem bei Imagines und Puppen. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement, 25(1): 44–49
  3.  , Wikidata Q110668167

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