''Austrobrillia'' is a genus of
chironomid midges. For many years there was a single described species, ''A. longipes'' of
Australia
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, but in 2000 two further
South America
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n species were described from
pupa
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l
exuvia
In biology, exuviae are the remains of an exoskeleton and related structures that are left after ecdysozoans (including insects, crustaceans and arachnids) have molted. The exuviae of an animal can be important to biologists as they can often b ...
e.
Species
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A. chilensis''
Cranston, 2000
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A. longipes''
Freeman, 1961
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A. valereissia''
Cranston, 2000
References
Chironomidae
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