Halocladius
Sign in to saveHalocladius is a genus of halophilic, non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). They inhabit seashores and saline inland waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Wing length is . Two subgenera have been described: Halocladius and Psammocladius.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyChironomidae
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Halocladius is a genus of halophilic, non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). They inhabit seashores and saline inland waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Wing length is . Two subgenera have been described: Halocladius and Psammocladius.
==Species== There are five or six species: Halocladius braunsi (Goetghebuer, 1942) Halocladius fucicola (Edwards, 1926) Halocladius mediterraneus Hirvenoja, 1973 Halocladius millenarius (Santos Abreu, 1918) Halocladius variabilis (Stæger, 1839) Halocladius varians (Stæger, 1839)
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