Tvetenia-vitracies

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• Tvetenia

  non-biting midges

  Tvetenia is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae, subfamily Orthocladiinae. Species occur across northern and eastern Europe, extending into Russia and Central Asia. The genus was established by Kieffer in 1922. Taxonomic revisions have clarified species boundaries, including the synonymy of T. vitracies with T. tshernovskii.

  ChironomidaeOrthocladiinaenon-biting-midgesaquatic-insectsfreshwaterEuropeAsiaKieffer-1922Tvetenia-tshernovskiiTvetenia-vitraciestaxonomic-revision