Tanypus

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
Scientific classification
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

See also

• List of Tanypus species

References

1. "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 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.

External links

• "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
• "The Chironomid Home Page". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
• Media related to Tanypus at Wikimedia Commons