''Buchonomyia'' is the only extant

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of the subfamily Buchonomyiinae of the non-biting midge

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Chironomidae 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. Many species ...

. There are three known extant species and one fossil species in the genus: Members of the genus are parasitic of psychomyiid caddisflies. *'' Buchonomyia thienemanni'' Fittkau, 1955 *''

Buchonomyia burmanica ''Buchonomyia'' is the only extant genus of the subfamily Buchonomyiinae of the non-biting midge family Chironomidae. There are three known extant species and one fossil species in the genus: Members of the genus are parasitic of psychomyiid c ...

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Buchonomyia brundini ''Buchonomyia'' is the only extant genus of the subfamily Buchonomyiinae of the non-biting midge family Chironomidae. There are three known extant species and one fossil species in the genus: Members of the genus are parasitic of psychomyiid c ...

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Buchonomyia succinea ''Buchonomyia'' is the only extant genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hier ...

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Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " ...

Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...

) In addition, two extinct genera belonging to Buchonomyiinae are known: * †''

Dungeyella ''Dungeyella'' is an extinct genus of chironomid midge from the Wealden amber of the Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, UK, containing the single species ''D. gavini''. it belongs to the subfamily Buchonomyiinae ''Buchonomyia'' is the o ...

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Barremian The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) between 129.4 ± 1.5 Ma ( million years ago) and 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma). It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous Epoch (or Lower Cretaceous Series). It is pre ...

Wessex Formation The Wessex Formation is a fossil-rich English geological formation that dates from the Berriasian to Barremian stages (about 145–125 million years ago) of the Early Cretaceous. It forms part of the Wealden Group and underlies the younger Vec ...

) * †'' Furcobuchonomyia'' Baranov et al. 2017 ( Cenomanian,

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. ...

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