Demeijerea
Genus of non-biting midges
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Demeijerea is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about six described species in Demeijerea, found mainly in North America and Europe.[1][2]
| Demeijerea | |
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| Demeijerea rufipes, Netherlands | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Chironominae |
| Tribe: | Chironomini |
| Genus: | Demeijerea Kruseman, 1933 |
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Species
These six species belong to the genus Demeijerea:[1][3]
- Demeijerea abrupta (Townes, 1945)
- Demeijerea atrimana (Coquillett, 1902)
- Demeijerea brachialis (Coquillett, 1901)
- Demeijerea obreptus (Townes, 1945)
- Demeijerea rufipes (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Demeijerea spinulata Saether, 2011
