Prodiamesinae is a
subfamily of
midges 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 specie ...
).
Extant genera & species
*Genus ''
Compteromesa''
Saether, 1981
:*''
C. oconeensis''
Saether, 1981
*Genus ''
Monodiamesa''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1922
:*''
M. bathyphila''
(Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1918)
:*''
M. depectinata''
Saether, 1973
:*''
M. ekmani''
(Brundin, 1949)
:*''
M. prolilobata''
Saether, 1973
:*''
M. tuberculata''
Saether, 1973
*Genus ''
Odontomesa''
Pagast, 1947
:*''
O. ferringtoni''
Saether, 1985
:*''
O. fulva''
(Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1919)
:*''
O. lutosopra''
(Garrett, 1925)
*Genus ''
Prodiamesa''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1906
:*''
P. cubita''
Garrett, 1925
:*''
P. olivacea''
( Meigen, 1818)
:*''
P. rufovittata''
Goetghebuer, 1932
Extinct genera
* †''
Cretadiamesa''
Veltz et al, 2007
** ''C. arieli'' (
Lebanese amber
Lebanese amber is fossilized resin found in Lebanon and southwest Syria. It dates back approximately 130-125 million years to the Barremian of the Early Cretaceous. It formed on what was then the northern coast of Gondwana, believed to be a tropi ...
, Barremian)
* †''
Libanodiamesa''
Veltz et al, 2007
** ''L. deploegi''
Veltz et al, 2007 (Lebanese amber, Barremian)
** ''L. simpsoni''
Baranov et al. 2018 (Wealden amber,
Wessex Formation
The Wessex Formation is a fossil-rich English geological formation that dates from the Berriasian to Barremian stages (about 145–125 million years ago) of the Early Cretaceous. It forms part of the Wealden Group and underlies the younger Vect ...
, Barremian)
* †''
Paicheleria''
Azar and Nel 2010
** ''P. magnifica'' (Lebanese amber, Barremian)
References
Chironomidae
Nematocera subfamilies
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