Chironomus tusimaabeus
| Chironomus tusimaabeus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Tribe: | Chironomini |
| Genus: | Chironomus |
| Species: | C. tusimaabeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chironomus tusimaabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999 | |
Chironomus tusimaabeus is a species of midge in the family Chironomidae.[1][2]
The species was first described in 1999 by the Japanese entomologists, Manabu Sasa & Hiroshi Suzuki,[1][3] from three males collected on Tsushima Island at Kechi and Nita dams.[3] It differs from most other males of this genus by having a body which is almost uniformly black.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Chironomus tusimaabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ↑ "IRMNG - Chironomus tusimaabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- 1 2 3 Manabu Sasa; Hiroshi Suzuki (20 June 1999). "Studies on the Chironomid Midges of Tsushima and Iki Islands, Western Japan : Part 1. Species of Chironominae Collected on Tsushima". Tropical medicine. 41 (1): 1-53 [2-3]. hdl:10069/4779. ISSN 0385-5643. Wikidata Q119493376.