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Apedilum is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. The genus was previously considered a junior synonym of Paralauterborniella, but was restored as a separate genus by J. H. Epler (1988) for the species A. elachistus and A. subcinctum.

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It is catalogued under topics including Chironomidae and Chironomoidea genera.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyChironomidae

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Specimen records
2
Family
Chironomidae
Collections
IBUNAM, USNM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

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Parent taxon
Chironomidae
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taxon name
Apedilum
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Apedilum
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Apedilum is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. The genus was previously considered a junior synonym of Paralauterborniella, but was restored as a separate genus by J. H. Epler (1988) for the species A. elachistus and A. subcinctum.

==Species== A. elachistus Townes, 1945 A. griseistriatum (Edwards, 1931) A. subcinctum Townes, 1945

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