''Leptoconops albiventris'', the ''white nono'', ''nono blanc des plages'' or ''nono purutia'', is a midge species in the genus ''

Leptoconops ''Leptoconops'' (black gnat) is a midge genus in the family Ceratopogonidae. It has a mostly tropical or subtropical distribution worldwide, but some species occur as far north as Moscow region in Russia and the Yukon Territory in Canada. This g ...

'' found in

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.Ecology of the biting midge Leptoconops albiventris in French Polynesia. I. Biting cycle and influence of climatic factors. Jean-Philippe Aussel, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 7, Issue 1, pages 73–79, January 1993 It was accidentally introduced in the Marquesas

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in 1914.

References

External links

Les nono on www.ilm.pf (French)
albiventris Insects described in 1915 Fauna of French Polynesia {{Chironomoidea-stub