Apedilum Explained

Apedilum is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. The genus was previously considered a junior synonym of Paralauterborniella, but was restored as a separate genus by J. H. Epler (1988) for the species A. elachistus and A. subcinctum.^[1]

Species

• A. elachistus Townes, 1945
• A. griseistriatum (Edwards, 1931)^[2]
• A. subcinctum Townes, 1945

Notes and References

1. Epler. J. H.. 1988. A reconsideration of the genus Apedilum Townes, 1945 (Diptera, Chironomidae). Spixiana. Supplement 14. 105–116.
2. Donato. Mariano. Siri. Augusto. Massaferro. Julieta. Brooks. Stephen J. 2015. Apedilum griseistriatum comb. nov., placement of Chironomus (Polypedilum) griseistriatum (Diptera, Chironomidae). Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 105. 1. 5–11. 10.1590/1678-476620151051511. free.