Nanocladius
Genus of flies
| Nanocladius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Culicomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Orthocladiinae |
| Genus: | Nanocladius Kieffer, 1913 |
Nanocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Larvae either live commensally on or as parasites of aquatic insects in nymphal stages; hosts include mayflies, stoneflies, dobsonflies, or damselflies.[1] The larvae attach to their hosts by forming silken tubes which they later pupate in. They feed on the hemolymph of their host. [2]
References
- ^ Boonsoong, Boonsatien (2016). "Phoretic associations between Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and its hosts Gestroiella (Heteroptera, Naucoridae) and Euphaea masoni (Odonata, Euphaeidae) in streams in Western Thailand". Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology. 52: 163–169. doi:10.1051/limn/2015025.
- ^ Jacobsen, Richard E. (1998). "The Symbiotic Relationship of a Chironomid with Its Ephemeropteran Host in an Arizona Mountain Stream". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 71 (4): 426–438. ISSN 0022-8567. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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