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Axarus
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Axarus

The genus Axarus is widely distributed with records from the Holarctic, the Neotropics and Australasia . There are currently 5 described nearctic species . Erected as a subgenus (Anceus) of Xenochironomus , Axarus was subsequently renamed and elevated to generic status . The Connecticut River in the eastern United States harbors locally dense populations of two Axarus species, both currently undescribed. These populations are interesting in that they are restricted to specific larval habitat (varve clay and sometimes rotting wood)...

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Axarus festivus

complexAxarus festivus

Axarus rogersi

complexAxarus rogersi

Axarus fungorum

speciesAxarus fungorum

Axarus globosus

speciesAxarus globosus

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