''Platysmittia'' is a
genus
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of
midge
A midge is any small fly, including species in several families of non-mosquito Nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found (seasonally or otherwise) on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid zones. Some mid ...
s in the non-biting midge
family
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(
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 ...
).
Only two species are known. ''
P. fimbriata'' is recorded from Tennessee and North Carolina. ''
P. bilyji'' is known from Pennsylvania and Maryland,
Larvae of the two species can be told apart by the longer 4th antennal segment in ''P. bilyji''.
Species
*''
P. bilyji''
Saether, 1985
*''
P. fimbriata''
Saether, 1982
References
Chironomidae
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