Softspur Chironomid Midge

Monopelopia tenuicalcar

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Softspur Chironomid Midge
Scientific Name: 
Monopelopia tenuicalcar
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Chironomid Midge)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Chironomidae
Distribution

Distribution

More or less widespread in Canada.
Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

More or less widespread in Canada.
Score: 
E
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Bogy bottom sediments of ponds and spring-fed lakes (Fittkau, 1962 ; Roback 1986).
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by Armin Namayandeh (2019), contract with ECCC, reviewed by SC, ENR.
Last Updated: 
November 3, 2021

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