Biology:Tanypus

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Short description: Genus of flies

Tanypus
Tanypus P1290921a.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Tanypodinae
Genus: Tanypus
Meigen, 1803
Diversity
at least 100 species
Synonyms[1]
  • Pelopia Meigen, 1800

Tanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are at least 100 described species in Tanypus.[1][2][3][4]

Tanypus P1290878a.jpg

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7684088 entry