''Lerheimia wulfi'' is a species of

chironomid The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many species ...

midge found in the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. It is only separable from its congeners from details of the genitalia. It has previously been placed in the genera ''

Smittia ''Smittia'' is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). Species *''Smittia albipennis, S. albipennis'' (Goetghebuer, 1921) *''Smittia amoena, S. amoena'' Caspers, 1985 *''Smit ...

'' and ''

Pseudosmittia ''Pseudosmittia'' is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematoc ...

''.

References

''Lerheimia'', a new genus of Orthocladiinae from Africa (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Chironomidae Insects described in 1956 {{Chironomidae-stub