Biology:Lerheimia

Short description: Genus of flies

Lerheimia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Orthocladiinae
Genus:	Lerheimia Andersen & Sæther, 1993
Species
Lerheimia aviculata Lerheimia scopulata Lerheimia villangulata Lerheimia wulfi

Lerheimia is a genus of chironomid midges containing four described species found in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

These are small chironomids (wing length 0.8 - 1.3 mm) with bare, protruding eyes, and distinctive wing venation with extended costa and down-curved anal vein.

References

• Lerheimia, a new genus of Orthocladiinae from Africa (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Wikidata ☰ Q6528793 entry