Baeoctenus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family. The larvae in their third instar invade the gills of mussels.[1]
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| Genus: | Baeoctenus Sæther, 1976
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| Baeoctenus bicolor Sæther, 1976
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Species edit
- B. bicolor Sæther, 1976
References edit
- ^ Funk, David Harley; Roberts, Sherman; Graham, Alan (7 February 2018). "Oviposition behavior and host records for the parasitic midge Trichochilus lacteipennis (Johannsen) (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)". CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research (31): 37–42. doi:10.5324/cjcr.v0i31.2436.
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