''Neozavrelia'' is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily

Chironominae Chironominae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae). Genera *Tribe Chironomini **''Axarus'' Roback 1980 **'' Baeotendipes'' Kieffer, 1913 **'' Beckidia'' Sæther 1979 **'' Carbochironomus'' Reiss & Kirschbaum 199 ...

of the bloodworm family

Chironomidae 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 ...

. From the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...

Tanytarsini Tanytarsini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae). Genera & species * Genus '' Afrozavrelia'' Harrison, 2004 :*'' A. kribiensis'' (Kieffer, 1923) * Genus '' Cladotanytarsus'' Kieffer, 1921 :*'' C. amandus'' Hirvenoja ...

, There are 23 described species.

Distribution

They are found worldwide, excluding

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

and the

Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...

geographical regions.

Species

*'' N. bowmani'' Cranston, 1998 *'' N. luteola'' Goetghebuer & Thienemann, 1941 *'' N. optoputealis'' Cranston, 1998

References

Chironomidae Diptera of Europe {{Chironomidae-stub