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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Tanypodinae |
| Genus: | Tanypus Meigen, 1803 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 100 species | |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Tanypus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Browse Tanypus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Tanypus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Tanypus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.
External links
edit- "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "The Chironomid Home Page". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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