Macropelopiini is a
tribe
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of
midge
A midge is any small fly, including species in several families of non-mosquito Nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found (seasonally or otherwise) on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid zones. Some mid ...
s in the non-biting midge
family
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(
Chironomidae
The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many species ...
).
Genera & species
*Genus ''
Apsectrotanypus''
Fittkau, 1962
:*''
A. trifascipennis''
(Zetterstedt
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Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1838)
*Genus ''
Macropelopia
''Macropelopia'' is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae
The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematocera ...
''
Thienemann, 1916
:*''
M. adaucta''
Kieffer in Thienemann & Kieffer, 1916
:*''
M. nebulosa''
( Meigen, 1804)
:*''
M. notata''
( Meigen, 1818)
*Genus ''
Psectrotanypus''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1909
:*Subgenus ''
Psectrotanypus''
Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer
* Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete
* Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer
* Guy-And ...
, 1909
::*''
P. varius''
( Fabricius, 1787)
References
Tanypodinae
Diptera tribes
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