Tanypus

Genus of flies

Tanypus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Tanypodinae
Genus: Tanypus
Meigen, 1803
Diversity
at least 100 species
Synonyms[1]
  • Pelopia Meigen, 1800

Tanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are at least 100 described species in Tanypus.[1][2][3][4]

Tanypus in Meigen, Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Tanypus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ^ "Browse Tanypus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ "Tanypus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ "Tanypus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.
  • "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  • "The Chironomid Home Page". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  • Media related to Tanypus at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Tanypus


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