Tanytarsus

Tanytarsus
Tanytarsus sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Tanytarsini
Genus: Tanytarsus
van der Wulp, 1874

Tanytarsus is a large genus of non-biting midges of the tribe Tanytarsini and subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). The larvae of these insects occur in a wide range of freshwater habitats with some species being marine.

In older literature the name Tanytarsus was used for some members of tribe Chironomini related to the genus Phaenopsectra.

Species

There are more than 480 described species in Tanytarsus.

References

  1. ↑ Na, K.B.; Bae, Y.J. (2010). "New Species of Stictochironomus, Tanytarsus and Conchapelopia (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Korea" (PDF). Entomological Research Bulletin. 26: 33–39.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "ITIS report, Tanytarsus". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  4. ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Tanytarsus Wulp, 1874". Retrieved 2025-04-26.