Robackia

Robackia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Chironominae
Tribe:	Chironomini
Genus:	Robackia; Saether, 1977
Synonyms
	Rabackia Saether, 1977 ;

Robackia is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about seven described species in Robackia, found in North America, Europe, and southern Asia.

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Robackia:

Robackia aculeata Zorina, 2003
Robackia aequilongia Mukherjee & Hazra, 2022
Robackia claviger (Townes, 1945)
Robackia demeijerei (Kruseman, 1933)
Robackia lukini Orel, 2018
Robackia parallela Yan & Wang, 2006
Robackia pilicauda Saether, 1977

References

1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Robackia Saether, 1977". Retrieved 2026-06-25.
↑ Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2026). "Systema Dipterorum". doi:10.48580/d3bz. Retrieved 2026-06-20.

External links

Citizen science observations for Robackia at iNaturalist

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[catlife-1] 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Robackia Saether, 1977". Retrieved 2026-06-25.

[Evenhuis2026-2] Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2026). "Systema Dipterorum". doi:10.48580/d3bz. Retrieved 2026-06-20.