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Limnophyes paludis

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Limnophyes paludis
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L. paludis
Binomial name
Limnophyes paludis
Armitage, 1985

Limnophyes paludis is a species of fly belonging to the family Chironomidae (non-biting midges). This is a relatively large dark brown midge (total length up to 3.3 mm) with distinctive lanceolate setae on the thorax. Originally discovered on emergent vegetation in The Swale National Nature Reserve, Kent, England, it has since been recorded in other parts of northwest Europe.

References

  • Armitage, P.D. (30 December 1985). "A new species of the genus Limnophyes Eaton from S.E. England (Diptera, Chironomidae)" (PDF). Spixiana (11): 139–142. ISSN 0177-7424.
  • Limnophyes paludis at Fauna Europaea