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Midge
Cricotopus bicinctus
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Chironomidae
A midge is any small fly, including species in several families of non-mosquito nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found (seasonally or otherwise) on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid zones. Some midges, such as many Phlebotominae (sand fly) and Simuliidae (black fly), are vectors of various diseases.
Cricotopus est un sous-genre de diptères nématocères de la famille des Chironomidae et de la sous-famille des Orthocladiinae.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
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