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Tokunagaia

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Tokunagaia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Orthocladiinae
Genus: Tokunagaia
Sæther, 1973

Tokunagaia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). It contains around 50 species, and was erected for Spaniotoma (Orthocladius) kibunensis.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Makarchenko, Marina A.; Makarchenko, Eugenyi A. (2007). "A review of Tokunagaia Sæther (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Russian Far East, with the description of four new species". In Andersen, Trond (ed.). Contributions to the Systematics and Ecology of Aquatic Diptera—A Tribute to Ole A. Sæther. The Caddis Press. pp. 181–192. ISBN 9780966798234.
  2. ^ Makarchenko, M. A.; Makarchenko, E. A. (October 2017). "A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS TOKUNAGAIA SÆTHER, 1973 (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE: ORTHOCLADIINAE) FROM THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 343: 19–24. ISSN 1026-051X.