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Bythomyia

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Taxonomy
Bythomyia was named by Zhang (1989). Its type is Bythomyia oryctes.

It was assigned to Chironominae by Zhang (1989); and to Chironomidae by Ashe et al. (2024).

Species
B. oryctes (type species)
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2014-01-25; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-04-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Bythomyia Zhang p. 155
2024Bythomyia Ashe et al. p. 88

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
infraorderCulicomorpha
superfamilyChironomoideaMacquart 1838
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
genusBythomyia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Bythomyia Zhang 1989
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†Bythomyia oryctes Zhang 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available