Species Polypedilum (Polypedilum) paranubifer Cranston, 2016

Museums

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• Polypedilum (Polypedilum) paranubifer Cranston, P. S., Martin, J. & Spies, M. 2016. Cryptic species in the nuisance midge Polypedilum nubifer (Skuse) (Diptera: Chironomidae) and the status of Tripedilum Kieffer. Zootaxa 4079(4): 429–447 [439].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂ larval exuviae/pupa, Ranger Uranium Mine (retention pond 2), Northern Territory [12°41’S 132°55'E].
  Paratype(s) ANIC 4 ♂ & ♀ larval exuviae/pupa, same locality data as holotype; 11 ♂ deposited in ANIC & BMNH, Ranger Uranium Mine (retention pond 4), Northern Territory.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: aquatic, disturbed habitats.

History of changes