Neozavrelia

Neozavrelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Nematocera
Infraorder:	Culicomorpha
Superfamily:	Chironomoidea
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Chironominae
Tribe:	Tanytarsini
Genus:	Neozavrelia; Goetghebuer, 1941
Type species
	N. luteola[1]; Goetghebuer & Thienemann, 1941

Neozavrelia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. From the tribe Tanytarsini, There are 23 described species.[1]

Distribution

They are found worldwide, excluding Africa and the Neotropical geographical regions.[1]

Species

N. bowmani Cranston, 1998
N. luteola Goetghebuer & Thienemann, 1941
N. optoputealis Cranston, 1998

References

Torbjørn Ekrem (2006). "A redescription of Neozavrelia cuneipennis (Edwards) comb. nov.,with a checklist of Neozavrelia species of the world (Diptera: Chironomidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 1153: 1–16. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

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[Torbjørn-1] Torbjørn Ekrem (2006). "A redescription of Neozavrelia cuneipennis (Edwards) comb. nov.,with a checklist of Neozavrelia species of the world (Diptera: Chironomidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 1153: 1–16. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-04-02.