Micropsectra

Micropsectra
	Micropsectra polita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Chironominae
Tribe:	Tanytarsini
Genus:	Micropsectra; Kieffer, 1909
Subgenera
	Eutanytarsus ; Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909 ; Tanytarsus ; Tetratanytarsus ;
Synonyms
	Eutanytarsus Thienemann, 1913 ; Gowiniella Thienemann, 1950 ; Lauterbornia Kieffer, 1911 ; Lundstroemia Kieffer, 1921 ; Oeklandia Kieffer, 1922 ; Syntanytarsus Thienemann, 1913 ;

Micropsectra is a genus of midges in the family Chironomidae. There are more than 170 described species in Micropsectra.

Species

These 172 species belong to the genus Micropsectra:

Micropsectra akagiprima Kikuchi & Sasa, 1994
Micropsectra albifasciata (Hardy, 1960)
Micropsectra alyssae Moubayed-Breil & Ashe, 2018
Micropsectra analis (Kieffer, 1922)
Micropsectra andalusiaca Marcuzzi, 1950
Micropsectra angorensis Kieffer, 1918
Micropsectra appendica Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra apposita (Walker, 1856)
Micropsectra arduinna Moubayed-Breil, 2018
Micropsectra aristata Pinder, 1976
Micropsectra atitlanensis Sublette & Sasa, 1994
Micropsectra atrofasciata (Kieffer, 1911)
Micropsectra attenuata Reiss, 1969
Micropsectra auvergnensis Reiss, 1969
Micropsectra baishanzua Wang, 1995
Micropsectra barbatimana Kieffer, 1922
Micropsectra bavarica Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra bidentata (Goetghebuer, 1921)
Micropsectra bodanica Reiss, 1969
Micropsectra borealis (Kieffer, 1922)
Micropsectra brundini Sawedal, 1979
Micropsectra bryanti Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra calcifontis Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra candida Chaudhuri & Datta, 1991
Micropsectra capicola Freeman, 1955
Micropsectra chlorophila (Kieffer, 1922)
Micropsectra chuzelonga Sasa, 1984
Micropsectra chuzenotescens Sasa, 1984
Micropsectra chuzeprima Sasa, 1984
Micropsectra clastrieri Reiss, 1969
Micropsectra clava Chaudhuri, Guha & Ghosh, 1985
Micropsectra confundenda (Kieffer, 1911)
Micropsectra connexa (Kieffer, 1906)
Micropsectra contracta Reiss, 1965
Micropsectra curtimanus Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra curvicornis Chernovsky, 1949
Micropsectra daisenensis (Tokunaga, 1938)
Micropsectra davigra Giłka, 2006
Micropsectra deflecta (Johannsen, 1905)
Micropsectra diceras (Kieffer, 1922)
Micropsectra dives (Johannsen, 1905)
Micropsectra dubia (Malloch)
Micropsectra ekremi Moubayed-Breil & Ashe, 2018
Micropsectra excisa (Kieffer, 1911)
Micropsectra exsecta (Kieffer, 1911)
Micropsectra fossarum (Tokunaga, 1938)
Micropsectra franzi Goetghebuer, 1949
Micropsectra freyi Storå, 1945
Micropsectra fusca (Meigen, 1804)
Micropsectra geminata Oliver & Dillon, 1994
Micropsectra globulifera (Goetghebuer, 1921)
Micropsectra gracelis
Micropsectra groenlandica Andersen, 1937
Micropsectra gunmasecunda Sasa & Wakai, 1996
Micropsectra hawaiiensis Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra heptameris Kieffer, 1925
Micropsectra hidakabecea Sasa & Suzuki, 2000
Micropsectra hortensis (Kieffer, 1913)
Micropsectra hydra (Kieffer, 1913)
Micropsectra imicola (Kieffer, 1913)
Micropsectra inamenea Sasa, Kitami & Suzuki, 2001
Micropsectra inaneoa Sasa, Kitami & Suzuki, 2001
Micropsectra insignilobus Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra interilobus Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra intrudens (Walker, 1856)
Micropsectra janetscheki Reiss, 1971
Micropsectra joganplumosa Sasa & Okazawa, 1991
Micropsectra johanaprima Sasa & Okazawa, 1994
Micropsectra jokaquarta Sasa & Ogata, 1999
Micropsectra jokatertia Sasa & Ogata, 1999
Micropsectra jokatertius Sasa & Ogata, 1999
Micropsectra junci (Meigen, 1818)
Micropsectra kaalae Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra kamisecunda Sasa & Okazawa, 1991
Micropsectra klinki Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra koreana Ree, 1992
Micropsectra kurobeconvexa Sasa & Okazawa, 1992
Micropsectra kurobemaculata Sasa & Okazawa, 1992
Micropsectra kurobeprima Sasa & Okazawa, 1992
Micropsectra kurobesecunda Sasa & Okazawa, 1992
Micropsectra lacteiclava (Grimshaw, 1901)
Micropsectra lacustris Säwedal, 1975
Micropsectra lanceolata (Kieffer, 1911)
Micropsectra latifasciata (Hardy, 1960)
Micropsectra latifrons (Kieffer, 1925)
Micropsectra lincki (Kieffer, 1911)
Micropsectra lindebergi Säwedal, 1976
Micropsectra lindrothi Goetghebuer, 1931
Micropsectra lobata Kieffer, 1924
Micropsectra lobatifrons Botanriuc
Micropsectra logani (Johannsen, 1928)
Micropsectra longicrista Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra longimanus (Kieffer, 1909)
Micropsectra longiradius (Kieffer, 1911)
Micropsectra longitarsis (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Micropsectra malla Giłka & Paasivirta, 2008
Micropsectra miki Marcuzzi, 1950
Micropsectra mongolmeneus Sasa & Suzuki, 1997
Micropsectra montana Säwedal, 1976
Micropsectra monticola (Hardy, 1960)
Micropsectra nakaokii Sasa, Kawai & Ueno, 1988
Micropsectra neoappendica Anderson, Stur & Ekrem, 2013
Micropsectra nepalensis Säwedal, 1976
Micropsectra nigripila (Johannsen, 1905)
Micropsectra nigrofasciata Kieffer, 1922
Micropsectra notescens (Walker, 1856)
Micropsectra nuzetertia Sasa, 1996
Micropsectra oberaarensis Stur & Ekrem, 2008
Micropsectra oksanaae Moubayed-Breil & Ashe, 2018
Micropsectra pallida Goetghebuer, 1949
Micropsectra pallidula (Meigen, 1830)
Micropsectra paralaccophilus Giłka & Paasivirta, 2008
Micropsectra paraniger Giłka & Paasivirta, 2008
Micropsectra parasofiae
Micropsectra paucisetosa Wang & Zhang, 1996
Micropsectra penicillata Anderson, Stur & Ekrem, 2013
Micropsectra pharetrophora Fittkau & Reiss, 1999
Micropsectra pilgeru Kieffer, 1922
Micropsectra polita (Malloch, 1919)
Micropsectra praticola (Kieffer, 1911)
Micropsectra proximalis Goetghebuer, 1942
Micropsectra quadriloba Kieffer, 1922
Micropsectra quinaria Kieffer, 1925
Micropsectra radialis Goetghebuer, 1939
Micropsectra recurvata Goetghebuer, 1928
Micropsectra rilensis Giłka, 2001
Micropsectra robusta Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra roseiventris (Kieffer, 1909)
Micropsectra rufofasciata Kieffer, 1922
Micropsectra scandinaviae (Thienemann & Kieffer, 1916)
Micropsectra schrankelae Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra sedna (Oliver, 1976)
Micropsectra seguyi Casas & Laville, 1990
Micropsectra semivillosa (Goetghebuer, 1923)
Micropsectra serrata Reiss, 1989
Micropsectra sexannulata (Goetghebuer, 1921)
Micropsectra shinaensis (Tokunaga, 1940)
Micropsectra shoubrevis Sasa & Okazawa, 1991
Micropsectra shouelegans Sasa, 1989
Micropsectra shouharasima Sasa, 1989
Micropsectra shouhiemalis Sasa, 1989
Micropsectra silvesterae Langton, 1999
Micropsectra sofiae Stur & Ekrem, 2006
Micropsectra solitaria Goetghebuer, 1949
Micropsectra spinigera Reiss, 1995
Micropsectra subletteorum Anderson, Stur & Ekrem, 2013
Micropsectra sublettorum Anderson, Stur & Ekrem, 2013
Micropsectra subnitens Goetghebuer, 1928
Micropsectra suecica (Thienemann & Kieffer, 1916)
Micropsectra taiwana (Tokunaga, 1939)
Micropsectra tamaprima Sasa, 1980
Micropsectra togacontralia Sasa & Okazawa, 1991
Micropsectra tomoprima Sasa, 1993
Micropsectra tori Sawedal, 1981
Micropsectra toyamaefeus Sasa, 1996
Micropsectra tricrenata Kieffer, 1925
Micropsectra tuberosa Reiss, 1968
Micropsectra tusimakelea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimaneoa Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimaopea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimapequea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimaresea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra utonaitertia Sasa, 1988
Micropsectra uva Gilka, Zakrzewska, Baranov & Dominiak, 2013
Micropsectra vernalis (Goetghebuer, 1931)
Micropsectra viridscutellata Goetghebuer, 1931
Micropsectra xantha (Roback, 1955)
Micropsectra yunoprima Sasa, 1984
Micropsectra zernyi Marcuzzi, 1950

References

1 2 "ITIS report, Micropsectra". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
1 2 "GBIF, Micropsectra". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
↑ "BugGuide.net, Micropsectra genus Information". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909". Retrieved 2025-04-26.

External links

Citizen science observations for Micropsectra at iNaturalist

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[itis-1] 1 2 "ITIS report, Micropsectra". Retrieved 2025-04-26.

[gbif-2] 1 2 "GBIF, Micropsectra". Retrieved 2025-04-26.

[bugguide-3] "BugGuide.net, Micropsectra genus Information". Retrieved 2025-04-26.

[catlife-4] 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909". Retrieved 2025-04-26.

Micropsectra

Micropsectra polita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Chironominae
Tribe:	Tanytarsini
Genus:	Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
Subgenera
Eutanytarsus Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909 Tanytarsus Tetratanytarsus
Synonyms
Eutanytarsus Thienemann, 1913 Gowiniella Thienemann, 1950 Lauterbornia Kieffer, 1911 Lundstroemia Kieffer, 1921 Oeklandia Kieffer, 1922 Syntanytarsus Thienemann, 1913