Lerheimia

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Lerheimia
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Lerheimia

& Sæther, 1993
Species

Lerheimia aviculata
Lerheimia scopulata
Lerheimia villangulata
Lerheimia wulfi

Lerheimia is a genus of chironomid midges containing four described species found in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

These are small chironomids (wing length 0.8 - 1.3 mm) with bare, protruding eyes, and distinctive wing venation with extended costa and down-curved anal vein.

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