Prodiamesinae is a
subfamily
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of
midge
A midge is any small fly, including species in several family (biology), families of non-mosquito nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found (seasonally or otherwise) on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid ...
s in the non-biting midge
family
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(
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 ...
).
Extant genera & species
*Genus ''
Compteromesa''
Saether, 1981
:*''
C. oconeensis''
Saether, 1981
*Genus ''
Monodiamesa''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1922
:*''
M. bathyphila''
(Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1918)
:*''
M. depectinata''
Saether, 1973
:*''
M. ekmani''
(Brundin, 1949)
:*''
M. prolilobata''
Saether, 1973
:*''
M. tuberculata''
Saether, 1973
*Genus ''
Odontomesa''
Pagast, 1947
:*''
O. ferringtoni''
Saether, 1985
:*''
O. fulva''
(Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1919)
:*''
O. lutosopra''
(Garrett, 1925)
*Genus ''
Prodiamesa''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-An ...
, 1906
:*''
P. cubita''
Garrett, 1925
:*''
P. olivacea''
( Meigen, 1818)
:*''
P. rufovittata''
Goetghebuer, 1932
Extinct genera
* †''
Cretadiamesa''
Veltz et al, 2007
** ''C. arieli'' (
Lebanese amber
Lebanese amber is fossilized resin found in Lebanon and its surroundings. It dates back approximately 130-125 million years to the Barremian of the Early Cretaceous. It formed on what was then the northern coast of Gondwana, believed to be a tropic ...
, Barremian)
* †''
Libanodiamesa''
Veltz et al, 2007
** ''L. deploegi''
Veltz et al, 2007 (Lebanese amber, Barremian)
** ''L. simpsoni''
Baranov et al. 2018 (Wealden amber,
Wessex Formation
The Wessex Formation is a fossil-rich England, English geological formation that dates from the Berriasian to Barremian Stage (stratigraphy), stages of the Early Cretaceous. It forms part of the Wealden Group and underlies the younger Vectis Form ...
, Barremian)
* †''
Paicheleria''
Azar and Nel 2010
** ''P. magnifica'' (Lebanese amber, Barremian)
References
Chironomidae
Nematocera subfamilies
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