Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905

Genus Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905 View in CoL

A genus of nearly 100 described species that occur in all zoogeographical regions, except Antarctica; it is currently the most speciose genus in Tanypodinae . Four subgenera, Ablabesmyia s. str., Asaya Roback, 1985, Karelia Roback, 1971 , and Sartaia Roback, 1983 are recognized (see Ashe & O’Connor 2009). Most Neotropical species probably belong in Ablabesmyia s. str., but as pointed out by several authors, many South American species cannot be assigned to subgenus with certainty (see Neubern et al. 2013). Many of the recently described species are thus not assigned to subgenus. The Neotropical species were reviewed by Neubern et al. (2013). The larvae occur in a wide variety of habitats, including small and large standing and flowing waters from cold temperate to warm tropical climate zones ( Cranston & Epler 2013).