Limnophyes er explained

Limnophyes er is a species of chironomid midge found in Scandinavia and European Russia. This is a distinctive species, both sexes are very dark in colour, the body appearing almost black with darkened wings. The specific epithet er means 'hedgehog' in Latin and refers to the notable setae on the body.

References

• Przhiboro . Andrey . Ole A. Sæther . 2007 . Limnophyes (Diptera: Chironomidae) from northwestern Russia . Aquatic Insects . 29 . 1 . 49–58 . 10.1080/01650420701225691 . 85753343 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100614211124/http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/~ethanbr/chiro/Books-Bibs/Saetherrefs/234.Limnophyes.pdf . 2010-06-14 .