Apsectrotanypus

Apsectrotanypus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Tribe:	Macropelopiini
Genus:	Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1962

Apsectrotanypus is a genus of midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about six described species in Apsectrotanypus.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These six species belong to the genus Apsectrotanypus:

• Apsectrotanypus algens (Coquillett, 1902)^i c g[5]
• Apsectrotanypus johnsoni (Coquillett, 1901)^i c g b
• Apsectrotanypus maculosus (Freeman, 1961)^c
• Apsectrotanypus trifascipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838)^i c g
• Apsectrotanypus unicolor (Freeman, 1954)^c g
• Apsectrotanypus yoshimurai (Tokunaga, 1937)^c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

1. "Apsectrotanypus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
2. "Browse Apsectrotanypus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
3. "Apsectrotanypus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
4. "Apsectrotanypus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
5. Watson, Charles N. (1998). "Description of the Larva of Apsectrotanypus algens (Coquillett) with a Review of the Generic Placement of the Species (Diptera: Chironomidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 71 (3): 241–246. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25085844.

Further reading

• 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

• "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
• "The Chironomid Home Page". Retrieved 2018-04-23.