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Contarinia quinquenotata is a small midge which infests the flower buds of Hemerocallis, causing the buds to swell, remain closed and rot. [2] It is a pest in several parts of the world. [ 3 ] It is known by the common names of daylily gall midge and hemerocallis gall 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.
Chironomus zealandicus, commonly known as the New Zealand midge, common midge, or non-biting midge, is an insect of the Chironomidae family that is endemic to New Zealand. The worm-like larvae are known to fisherman and have a common name of blood worm due to their red color and elongated blood gills .
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 .
Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies commonly known as no-see-ums, sand flies or biting midges, generally 1–3 millimetres (1 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 8 in) in length. The family includes more than 5,000 species, [2] distributed worldwide, apart from the Antarctic and the Arctic.
Belgica antarctica, the Antarctic midge, is a species of flightless midge, endemic to the continent of Antarctica. At 2–6 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long, it is the largest purely terrestrial animal native to the continent. It also has the smallest known insect genome as of 2014, with only 99 million base pairs of nucleotides and about 13 500 genes ...
The Desert Song". dandugan.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2006. (includes photos and an interview about the operetta with Earl William, who played Hassi in the live telecast) "The Desert Song" at IMDb; The Desert Song at AllMusic; The Desert Song DVD and soundtrack recording of the operetta at VAI Music - Video Artists International
Leptoconops (black gnat) [1] is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. [2] It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, [3] but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. [4] This genus is relictual, having had a pantropical distribution during the Cretaceous. [5]