Major Group: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Tanypodinae |
Descriptive Features: Single eye spot, sickle-shaped in lateral view
antennae retractile into head
ligula (main feeding mouthpart) straight lying within the head
Total length:
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Tanypodinae |
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Taxonomic Checklist: Genera
Ablabesmyia 2 species
Alotanypus dalyupenis ??
Anatopynia 2 species
Apsectrotanypus maculosus Freeman
Australopelopia prionoptera Cranston
Clinotanypus crux Wiedemann
Coelopynia pruinosa Freeman
Coelotanypus wirthi Freeman
Djalmabatista 1 species
Fittkauimyia disparipes Karunakaran
Hayesomyia 2 species (larva unknown)
Isoplastus formulosus Skuse
Larsia 2 species
Macropelopia dalyupensis Freeman
Monopelopia 1 species
Nilotanypus 1 species
Paramerina 3 species
Pentaneura punctipennis Freeman
Procladius 5 species
Tanypus mastersi Skuse
?Telmatopelopia 1 species
Thienemannimyia 1 species
(6 undescribed genera) |
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Distribution: Australia wide
Sensitivity Rating: SIGNAL grade 4
Functional Feeding Group: predators |
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Murray River at Cottadidda State Forest, NSW |
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Information Sources: Bugledich 1999, Cranston 2000
Key to Genera: Cranston 2000 (except Alotanypus)
Madden 2010 (plating not required, Not in key Anatopynia Coelotanypus Hayesomyia Isoplastus Macropelopia Pentaneura)
Key to Species: Cranston 2000 (Procladius, partial) |
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