Psectrotanypus

Psectrotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Psectrotanypus varius (Fabricius, 1787) is known to occur in very polluted waters with only few other accompanying species such as Chironomus plumosus.

Psectrotanypus dyari

Psectrotanypus
Psectrotanypus dyari
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Tribe: Macropelopiini
Genus: Psectrotanypus
Kieffer, 1909

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Psectrotanypus:

  • Psectrotanypus aclines Sublette, 1964 i c g
  • Psectrotanypus alaskensis (Malloch, 1919) i c g
  • Psectrotanypus brevicornis Kieffer, 1923 c g
  • Psectrotanypus discolor Coquillett i c g
  • Psectrotanypus dyari (Coquillett, 1902) i c g b
  • Psectrotanypus johnsoni (Coquillett) i
  • Psectrotanypus lateralis Cheng & Wang, 2006 c g
  • Psectrotanypus orientalis Fittkau g
  • Psectrotanypus pictipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838) i c
  • Psectrotanypus schwetzi (Freeman, 1955) c g
  • Psectrotanypus sibiricus Kruglova & Chernovskij, 1940 c g
  • Psectrotanypus strigilifer (Kieffer, 1921) c g
  • Psectrotanypus varius (Fabricius, 1787) g
  • Psectrotanypus venustus (Coquillett) i
  • Psectrotanypus virdescens (Goetghebuer, 1922) c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References
  1. "Psectrotanypus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "Browse Psectrotanypus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. "Psectrotanypus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. "Psectrotanypus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.


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