Genus of flies
Platysmittia is a genus of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).
Only two species are known. P. fimbriata is recorded from Tennessee and North Carolina. P. bilyji is known from Pennsylvania and Maryland,[1]
Larvae of the two species can be told apart by the longer 4th antennal segment in P. bilyji.[1]
Species
- P. bilyji Saether, 1985[1]
- P. fimbriata Saether, 1982[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Epler, John H. (2001). "Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina" (PDF). Environmental Sciences Section. 7. Raleigh, NC, USA: NC Division of Water Quality: 1–164. Archived from the original (Pdf) on 2009-03-21.
