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Chironomus claggi

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Chironomus claggi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Chironomini
Genus: Chironomus
Species:
C. claggi
Binomial name
Chironomus claggi
Tokunaga, 1964
Synonyms[1]
  • Chironomus simantobeceus Sasa, Suzuki & Sakai, 1998

Chironomus claggi is a species of non-biting midge in the family Chironomidae.[1][2]

It was first described in 1964 by Masaaki Tokunaga,[3][4] and was then redescribed in 1998 by Manabu Sasa, Hiroshi Suzuki and Tetsuo Suzuki as Chironomus simatobeceus,[3][5] with their type specimen described as having been found near the mouth of Shimanto River.[5]

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Chironomus claggi Tokunaga, 1964". Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  2. ↑ Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2026). "Systema Dipterorum". doi:10.48580/d3bz. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  3. 1 2 "Chironomus (Chironomus) claggi Tokunaga, 1964 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  4. ↑ Tokunaga, M. (1964) Diptera: Chironomidae. Insects of Micronesia 12: 485-628.
  5. 1 2 Manabu Sasa; Hiroshi Suzuki; Tetsuo Sakai (1998). "Studies on the Chironomid Midges Collected on the Shore of Shimanto River in April, 1998. Part 1. Description of Species of the subfamily Chironominae" (PDF). Tropical Medicine. 40 (2): 47–89. Wikidata Q140365804.