Zavrelia is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.[2] The genus is named in honour of Jan Zavřel.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Tribe: | Tanytarsini |
| Genus: | Zavrelia Kieffer, Thienemann & Bause in Bause, 1913[1] |
| Type species | |
| Zavrelia pentatoma Kieffer & Bause in Bause, 1914
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Species of the genus are small to minute chironomids, which are recorded from both continents of the northern hemisphere. All known larvae of Zavrelia construct small, straight transportable cases of sand, silt, detritus and sometimes diatoms that function as retreats until the mature pupa swims to the surface prior to its adult emergence.[1]
Species edit
- Z. aristata Torbjørn & Stur, 2009[1]
- Z. casasi Torbjørn & Stur, 2009[1]
- Z. clinovolsella Guo & Wang, 2004
- Z. hudsoni Torbjørn & Stur, 2009[1]
- Z. pentatoma Kieffer & Bause in Bause, 1914
- Z. sinica Torbjørn & Stur, 2009[1]
- Z. tusimatijea (Sasa & Suzuki, 1999)
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Torbjørn, Ekrem; Elisabeth Stur (2009). "A review of the genus Zavrelia (Diptera: Chironomidae)" (PDF). Eur. J. Entomol. 106: 119–144. doi:10.14411/eje.2009.016. ISSN 1802-8829. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ Ekrem, Torbjørn. "Systematics and biogeography of Zavrelia, Afrozavrelia and Stempellinella (Diptera: Chironomidae)". Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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