Psectrotanypus


Psectrotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Psectrotanypus varius is known to occur in very polluted waters with only few other accompanying species such as Chironomus plumosus.

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Psectrotanypus:Psectrotanypus aclines Sublette, 1964 i c gPsectrotanypus alaskensis i c gPsectrotanypus brevicornis Kieffer, 1923 c gPsectrotanypus discolor Coquillett i c gPsectrotanypus dyari i c g bPsectrotanypus johnsoni iPsectrotanypus lateralis Cheng & Wang, 2006 c gPsectrotanypus orientalis Fittkau gPsectrotanypus pictipennis i cPsectrotanypus schwetzi c gPsectrotanypus sibiricus Kruglova & Chernovskij, 1940 c gPsectrotanypus strigilifer c gPsectrotanypus varius gPsectrotanypus venustus iPsectrotanypus virdescens c g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net