Kribiodorum

Kribiodorum
Kribiodorum perpulchrum, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Chironomini
Genus: Kribiodorum
Kieffer, 1921

Kribiodorum is a genus of midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about five described species in Kribiodorum, found in Africa, North America, the Neotropics, and Asia.[1][2][3]

Species

These six species belong to the genus Kribiodorum:[4][5][3]

  • Kribiodorum amazonicum Dantas & Hamada, 2021 (Neotropics)
  • Kribiodorum belalong Cranston, 2018 (Borneo)
  • Kribiodorum kunene Cranston, 2018 (Namibia)
  • Kribiodorum malicky Cranston, 2018 (Thailand)
  • Kribiodorum perpulchrum (Mitchell, 1908) (North America)
  • Kribiodorum pulchrum Kieffer 1921 (Africa)

References

  1. ↑ "GBIF, Kribiodorum". Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  2. ↑ "BugGuide.net, Kribiodorum genus Information". Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  3. 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Kribiodorum Kieffer, 1921". Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  4. ↑ Cranston, Peter Scott (2018). "Kribiodorum Kieffer (=Stelechomyia Reiss) (Diptera: Chironomidae) extends into the Oriental region: three new species and expanded diagnoses". Zootaxa. 4486. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4486.4.7. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  5. ↑ Dantas, Galileu P.S.; Hamada, Neusa (2021). "Discovery of Kribiodorum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Neotropical region: a new species from Brazilian Amazon rainforest". Zootaxa. 5052. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5052.1.8. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  • Citizen science observations for Kribiodorum at iNaturalist
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