Baeotendipes

Baeotendipes
Baeotendipes, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Tribe: Chironomini
Genus: Baeotendipes
Kieffer, 1913
Species:
B. noctivagus
Binomial name
Baeotendipes noctivagus
(Kieffer, 1911)

Baeotendipes is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. This genus has a single species, Baeotendipes noctivagus, found in southern Europe and Africa. The larvae live in the sediment of saline lakes.

References

  1. ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Baeotendipes Kieffer, 1913". Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  2. ↑ Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2026). "Systema Dipterorum". doi:10.48580/d3bz. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Trond; Mendes, Humberto F. (2010). "Order Diptera, Family Chironomidae (with the exception of the tribe Tanytarsini)". Arthropod fauna of the United Arab Emirates. Volume 3. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah Printing, Publishing, Distribution & Advertising. ISBN 9789948156161.