Microtendipes

Microtendipes
Microtendipes pedellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Chironomini
Genus: Microtendipes
Kieffer, 1915

Microtendipes is a genus of midges in the family Chironomidae. There are more than 60 described species in Microtendipes.

Microtendipes pedellus
Microtendipes caducus, Wisconsin

Species

These 62 species belong to the genus Microtendipes:

References

  1. ↑ "GBIF, Microtendipes". Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  2. ↑ "BugGuide.net, Microtendipes genus Information". Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  3. 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915". Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  4. ↑ Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2026). "Systema Dipterorum". doi:10.48580/d3bz. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  5. ↑ Townes, H. K. (1945). "The nearctic species of Tendipedini (Diptera, Tendipedidae (= Chironomidae))". American Midland Naturalist. 34 (1): 1–206. doi:10.2307/2421112. JSTOR 2421112.