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The genus ''Mesosmittia'' is cosmopolitan, thus occurring in all biogeographical regions except for Antarctica. Almost nothing or very little is known about its ecology, the larva of one species was described by Strenze (1950) as terrestrial, but adults can be collected using emergence traps set over rivulets. The genus was recently revised for the Neotropics with descriptions of new species. The genus comprises: *''M. acutistylus'' Sæther, recorded from USA and Mexico. *''M. annae'' Andersen & Mendes, recorded from Guatemala and Mexico. *''M. flexuella'' (Edwards), recorded from all over Europe. *''M. glabra'' Andersen & Mendes, recorded from Ecuador. *''M. guanajensis'' Andersen & Mendes, recorded from Mexico. *''M. hirta'' Andersen & Mendes, recorded from Ecuador, only the holotype is known. *''M. lobiga'' Sæther, recorded from USA and Mexico. *''M. museophila'' Donato, recorded from South America. *''M. patrihortae'' Sæther, recorded from various locations in the Neotropics, USA, China, and South Africa. *''M. prolixa'' Sæther, recorded from USA and Mexico. *''M. tora'' Sæther, recorded from USA and Mexico. *''M. truncata'' Sæther, recorded from Panama, only the holotype is known. ==References== *Andersen, T.A. & Mendes, H.F. 2002. Neotropical and Mexican Mesosmittia Brundin, with description of four new species (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae). Spixiana 25: 141-155. *Brundin, L. 1956. Zur Systematik der Orthocladiinae (Dipt., Chironomidae). Rep. Inst. Freshwat. Res. Drottningholm 37: 5-185. *Donato, M. 2011. A new species of the genus ''Mesismittia'' Brundin, 1956 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Neotropics with a cladistic analysis of the genus using quantitative characters. Zootaxa 2836: 51-61. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mesosmittia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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