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