Metriocnemus
Encyclopedia
Metriocnemus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily
Orthocladiinae
of the bloodworm family
Chironomidae
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Orthocladiinae
Orthocladiinae
Orthocladiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family . For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to as orthoclads.-Genera:*Abiskomyia Edwards, 1937*Acamptocladius Brundin, 1956...
of the bloodworm family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Chironomidae
Chironomidae
Chironomidae are a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae...
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Species
- M. acutus Sæther, 1995
- M. aequalis Johannsen, 1934
- M. albolineatus (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1818) - M. atratulus (ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
, 1850) - M. atriclava KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - M. beringiensis (Cranston & Oliver, 1988)
- M. brusti Sæther, 1989
- M. carmencitabertarum Langton & Cobo, 1997
- M. caudigus Sæther, 1995
- M. cavicola KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - M. corticalis Strenzke, 1950
- M. edwardsi Jones, 1916
- M. eryngiotelmatus, Donato & Paggi, 2005
- M. eurynotus (HolmgrenAugust Emil HolmgrenAugust Emil Holmgren was a Swedish entomologist mainly interested in the Hymenoptera, especially Ichneumonidae.He was professor in the Forstakademie in StockholmHolmgren was the author of:...
, 1883) - M. exilacies Sæther, 1995
- M. fuscipes (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1818) - M. herbicolus Hardy, 1960
- M. hirticollis (Stæger, 1839)
- M. hornsbyensis Freeman, 1961
- M. hygropetricus (KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1911) - M. inopinatus Strenzke, 1950
- M. intergerivus Sæther, 1995
- M. knabiMetriocnemus knabiMetriocnemus knabi, the pitcher plant midge, is an inquiline invertebrate found only in the phytotelma of the purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea. In this microcommunity of bacteria, rotifers, protozoa, and other dipteran larva like Wyeomyia smithii, M...
CoquillettDaniel William CoquillettDaniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae...
, 1904 - M. lacteolus Goetghebuer, 1921
- M. longipennis (HolmgrenAugust Emil HolmgrenAugust Emil Holmgren was a Swedish entomologist mainly interested in the Hymenoptera, especially Ichneumonidae.He was professor in the Forstakademie in StockholmHolmgren was the author of:...
, 1883) - M. obscuripes (HolmgrenAugust Emil HolmgrenAugust Emil Holmgren was a Swedish entomologist mainly interested in the Hymenoptera, especially Ichneumonidae.He was professor in the Forstakademie in StockholmHolmgren was the author of:...
, 1869) - M. pankratovae Golubeva, 1980
- M. perfuscus MallochJohn Russell MallochJohn Russell Malloch was a Scottish entomologist who specialised in Diptera.In 1910 he emigrated to Urbana, Illinois, United States.-References:See...
, 1934 - M. picipes (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1818) - M. polaris KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1926 - M. similis KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1922 - M. terrester Pagast, 1941
- M. tristellus EdwardsFrederick Wallace EdwardsFrederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1929 - M. ursinus (HolmgrenAugust Emil HolmgrenAugust Emil Holmgren was a Swedish entomologist mainly interested in the Hymenoptera, especially Ichneumonidae.He was professor in the Forstakademie in StockholmHolmgren was the author of:...
, 1869)