''Qiniella'' is a

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of non-biting

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

diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

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Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae). For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to as orthoclads. Genera *'' Aagaardia'' Sæther, 1985 *'' Abiskomyia'' Edwards, 1937 *'' Ac ...

of the

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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 ...

. The genus ''Qiniella'' was first described by Xinhua Wang & Ole A. Sæther in 1998 for a single species, '' Q. lii'', recorded from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. Posteriorly, Mendes and Andersen described two additional species, '' Q. copa'' and '' Q. thai'', from

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

and

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

respectively. Only the male adults are known, but ''Q. copa'' was collected high in the tree canopies in Malaysia, suggesting that this genus has terrestrial-immature forms.

References

*Mendes, H. F. & Andersen, T. 2002. Two new species of Qiniella Wang & Sæther (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Southeast Asia. ''Tidsch. Entomol.'' 145: 89-93. *Wang, X. & Sæther, O. A. 1998. Qiniella, a new orthoclad genus from China (Diptera: Chironomidae). ''Hydrobiologia'' 362: 103-106. Chironomidae {{Chironomidae-stub