Are there any biogeography, taxonomy, entomology type folks out there?
If that is a 'yes'...I have a question. I think I know the answer, but looking for discussion. (for those of you who disdain shoptalk, we apologize, in advance). I'm reviewing biological data from a US National Survey. I've come across two names, genus level, of midges that have previously been known from only Europe. I've been doing this for 30+ years, and am a bit flabbergasted. Thoughts?
@celticsfanaticentomologist All three genera are known from North America – listed in “An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America”.
@Treebugz Yeah, apparently are pretty rare. Demeijerea hasn't been recorded by the freshwater biological survey I work on, a Heterotanytarsus and Lipiniella, the former a single specimen in each of 2 samples and the latter, one specimen in one sample. And that's out of 900 samples. They are rare, and I just didn't remember seeing them. Thanks for checking.