Beardius Explained
Beardius is a genus of Pan-American non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.[1] It is named after the late Melvin Beard, a student at Eastern New Mexico University.
Species
- B. abbadi Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. aciculatus Andersen & Sæther, 1996[2]
- B. arawak Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. bizzoi Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. breviculus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
- B. bucephalus Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. chapala Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. cristhinae Trivinho-Strixino & Siqueira, 2007[3]
- B. curticaudatus Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. dioi Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. fittkaui Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2009[4]
- B. hirtidorsum Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. krenak Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. kumadueni Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. lingulatus Andersen & Sæther, 1996[2]
- B. longicaudatus Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. mileneae Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. nebularius Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. neusae Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. novoairensis Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. parcus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
- B. phoenix Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. phytophilus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2000[5]
- B. reissi Jacobsen, 2000[6]
- B. roquei Trivinho-Strixino & Siqueira, 2007[3]
- B. sapiranga Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. triangulatus Andersen & Sæther, 1996[2]
- B. truncatus Reiss & Sublette, 1985
- B. tupinamba Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. urupeatan Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2009[4]
- B. vanessae Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
- B. xylophilus Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino, 2000[5]
- B. yperoig Pinho, Mendes & Andersen, 2013[1]
Notes and References
- Pinho. L.C.. Mendes. H.F.. Andersen. T.. 2013. Revision of Beardius Reiss et Sublette, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae), with the description of twenty new species. Zootaxa. 3742. 1. 1–78. 10.11646/zootaxa.3742.1.1. 25113087.
- Andersen. T.. Sæther. O.A.. 1996. New species and records of Beardius Reiss et Sublette (Diptera: Chironomidae). Annales de Limnologie. 32. 1. 33–44. 10.1051/limn/1996003. free.
- Book: Trivinho-Strixino. S.. Siqueira. T.. 2007. New species of Beardius Reiss et Sublette, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Southeastern Brazil. Andersen. T.. Contributions to the Systematics and Ecology of Aquatic Diptera. A Tribute to Ole A. Sæther. The Caddis Press. Columbus, Ohio. 281–286. 9780966798234.
- Pinho. L.C.. Mendes. H.F.. Andersen. T.. 2009. New species and records of Beardius Reiss & Sublette from Brazil (Diptera, Chironomidae). Spixiana. 32. 2. 255–264.
- Book: Trivinho-Strixino. S.. Strixino. G.. 2000. Two new species of Beardius Reiss et Sublette (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Southeastern Brazil. Hoffrichter. O.. Late 20th Century Research on Chironomidae: An Anthology from the 13th International Symposium on Chironomidae. Shaker Verlag. Aachen. 245–250. 9783826574313.
- Jacobsen. R.E.. Perry. S.A.. 2000. A review of Beardius Reiss & Sublette, with the description of a new species from Everglades National Park, Florida (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae). Spixiana. 23. 2. 129–144.
