Ablabesmyia

Ablabesmyia
	Ablabesmyia sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Nematocera
Infraorder:	Culicomorpha
Superfamily:	Chironomoidea
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Tanypodinae
Tribe:	Pentaneurini
Genus:	Ablabesmyia; Johannsen, 1905

Ablabesmyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

Species

A. longistyla (Fittkau, 1962)
A. monilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
A. phatta (Egger, 1863)

Ecology

A. longistyla, A. monilis and A. phatta are widespread and common in Europe.^[1] Larvae of A. longistyla and A. monilis have been found together and seem to be restricted to the shallow oxygenated littoral zone.^[2]

References

^ Int Panis, L; Goddeeris B; Bervoets L; Verheyen R (1992). "Ablabesmyia longistyla Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae), new for the Belgian fauna". Bull. Annls Soc. r. belge Ent. 128: 316–318.
^ Int Panis L (1995). The spatial distribution of benthic invertebrates in standing waters. PhD thesis. University of Antwerp

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[Int_Panis-1] Int Panis, L; Goddeeris B; Bervoets L; Verheyen R (1992). "Ablabesmyia longistyla Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae), new for the Belgian fauna". Bull. Annls Soc. r. belge Ent. 128: 316–318.

[2] Int Panis L (1995). The spatial distribution of benthic invertebrates in standing waters. PhD thesis. University of Antwerp

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