Polypedilum

Polypedilum
Polypedilum scalaenum, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Chironomini
Genus: Polypedilum
Kieffer, 1912
Subgenera
  • Asheum Sublette & Sublette, 1983
  • Atopipedilum Yamamoto, Yamamoto & Hirowatari, 2016
  • Collartomyia Goetghebuer, 1948
  • Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1913
  • Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
  • Probolum Andersen & Saether, 2010
  • Tripedilum
  • Tripodura Townes, 1945
  • Uresipedilum Oyewo & Saether, 1998
Diversity
at least 620 species
Synonyms
  • Atopipedilum Yamamoto, Yamamoto & Hirowatari, 2016
  • Cerobregma Sæther & Sundal, 1999
  • Kribiocharis Kieffer, 1921
  • Kribionympha Kieffer, 1921
  • Kribiophilus Kieffer, 1921
  • Kribiotima Kieffer, 1921
  • Pentapelma Kieffer, 1921
  • Propedilum Lenz, 1937
  • Rosenia Kieffer, 1921
  • Tripedilum Kieffer, 1921
  • Tripodura Townes, 1945
  • Uresipedilum Oyewo & Sæther, 1998

Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are more than 620 described species in Polypedilum, found worldwide.

This is probably the most species-rich of all chironomid genera. Larvae of Polypedilum may also be among the most abundant invertebrates in eutrophic ponds, reaching densities of up to 1200 larvae per square meter.

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References

  1. ↑ Sæther, Ole A.; Andersen, Trond; Pinho, Luiz C.; Mendes, Humberto F. (2010). "The problems with Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae), with the description of Probolum subgen. n." (PDF). Zootaxa. 2497: 1–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2497.1.1.
  2. 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912". Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  3. ↑ Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2026). "Systema Dipterorum". doi:10.48580/d3bz. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  4. ↑ Int Panis, L; Bervoets L; Verheyen RF (1995). "The spatial distribution of Caenis horaria (L., 1758) (Caenidae, Ephemeroptera) in a pond in Niel (Belgium)". Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg. 131: 47–51.