Genus Smittia Holmgren, 1869
- Smittia Holmgren, A.E. 1869. Bidrag till kännedomen om Beeren Eilands och Spetsbergens insekt-fauna. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 8 8: 1-56 [47].
Type species:
Chironomus brevipennis Boheman, 1866 by monotypy. - Orthosmittia Goetghebuer, M. 1943. [A. Die Imagines]. [part] in Goetghebuer, M. & Lenz, F. Tendipedidae (Chironomidae). f) Subfamilie Orthocladiinae [part]. Fliegen der Palaearktischen Region. Stuttgart 13g: 65-112 [110] [originally introduced as a subgenus of Smittia Holmgren, 1869].
Type species:
Orthocladius brevifurcatus Edwards, 1926 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cranston, P.S. & Martin, J. 1989. 26. Family Chironomidae. pp. 252-274 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [263]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand, Afrotropical, Oriental and Holarctic Regions (including Japan).
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Tas, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
- Cranston, P.S. & Martin, J. 1989. 26. Family Chironomidae. pp. 252-274 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [263]
- Freeman, P. & Cranston, P.S. 1980. 11. Family Chironomidae. pp. 175-202 in Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London : British Museum 1437 pp. [186]
- Oliver, D.R., Dillon, M.E. & Cranston, P.S. 1990. A Catalog of Nearctic Chironomidae. Ottawa : Research Branch Agriculture Canada. Publication 1857/B. 89 pp. [37]
- Sublette, J.E. & Sublette, M.F. 1973. Family Chironomidae. pp. 389-422 in Delfinado, M.D & Hardy, D.E. (eds). A Catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Volume 1. Suborder Nematocera. Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii Vol. 1 618 pp. [400]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2012 | 26-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |