Paralauterborniella Explained

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

Species

• P. ershanensis Tang, 2016^[2]
• P. nigrohalteralis (Malloch, 1915)

Notes and References

1. Epler. J. H.. 1988. A reconsideration of the genus Apedilum Townes, 1945 (Diptera, Chironomidae). Spixiana. Supplement 14. 105–116.
2. H.. Tang. 2016. Paralauterborniella from Oriental China (Diptera: Chironomidae). Oriental Insects. 50. 4. 160–170. 10.1080/00305316.2016.1217799.