''Neozavrelia'' is a genus of nonbiting midges in the family

Chironomidae Chironomidae , commonly known as non-biting midges or chironomids , are a family of Nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the families Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Although many chironomid ...

. There are more than 30 described species in ''Neozavrelia''.

Distribution

They are found worldwide, excluding

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and the

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geographical regions.

Species

These 36 species belong to the genus ''Neozavrelia'': * '' Neozavrelia bernensis'' Reiss, 1968 * '' Neozavrelia bicoliocula'' (Tokunaga, 1938) * '' Neozavrelia bowmani'' Cranston, 1998 * '' Neozavrelia fengchengensis'' Wang & Wang, 1996 * '' Neozavrelia fuldensis'' Fittkau, 1954 * '' Neozavrelia improvisa'' Fittkau, 1954 * '' Neozavrelia jintuundecima'' Sasa, 1996 * '' Neozavrelia kedrovaya'' Orel, 2021 * '' Neozavrelia kibunensis'' (Tokunaga, 1938) * '' Neozavrelia kuzmychikha'' Orel, 2021 * '' Neozavrelia lindbergi'' Reiss, 1968 * '' Neozavrelia longappendiculata'' Albu, 1980 * '' Neozavrelia longivolsella'' Guo & Wang, 2005 * '' Neozavrelia luteola'' Goetghebuer & Thienemann, 1941 * '' Neozavrelia minuta'' (Linevich, 1963) * '' Neozavrelia mongolensis'' Reiss, 1971 * '' Neozavrelia nadezhdae'' Orel, 2021 * '' Neozavrelia nudalus'' Cranston, 1989 * '' Neozavrelia okadai'' (Tokunaga, 1939) * '' Neozavrelia oligomera'' Wang & Zheng, 1990 * '' Neozavrelia optoputealis'' Cranston, 1998 * '' Neozavrelia oyabeparvulus'' (Sasa, Kawai & Ueno, 1988) * '' Neozavrelia paramushirica'' Orel, 2021 * '' Neozavrelia pilosa'' Guo & Wang, 2005 * '' Neozavrelia samarga'' Orel, 2021 * '' Neozavrelia saudiarabica'' Cranston, 1989 * '' Neozavrelia shoualba'' Sasa, 1989 * '' Neozavrelia simantolemea'' (Sasa, Suzuki & Sakai, 1998) * '' Neozavrelia simantomenea'' (Sasa, Suzuki & Sakai, 1998) * '' Neozavrelia spina'' Guo & Wang, 2005 * '' Neozavrelia tamanona'' (Sasa, 1980) * '' Neozavrelia tusimajekea'' (Sasa & Suzuki, 1999) * '' Neozavrelia tygda'' Orel, 2021 * '' Neozavrelia yakuefea'' (Sasa & Suzuki, 2000) * '' Neozavrelia yakufegea'' (Sasa & Suzuki, 2000) * '' Neozavrelia zarya'' Orel, 2021

References

Chironomidae Diptera of Europe {{Chironomidae-stub