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Anatopynia

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Diptera

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Anatopynia

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Suborder
  
Subfamily
  
Chironominae

Higher classification
  
Natarsiini

Similar
  
Non‑biting midges, Fly, Tanypodinae, Macropelopia, Insect

Anatopynia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

Distribution and Ecology

At present A. plumipes (Fries, 1823) is the only species of Anatopynia (Johanssen, 1905) known from the Palaearctic. The larvae live in the littoral zone of ponds and small lakes. They can be found in polluted standing waters on anaerobic sediments and may be absent from nearby waters with a better water quality. A. plumipes is a predator that feeds on other benthic invertebrates including Ostracods and Chironomus larvae that may be ingested in one piece.

References

Anatopynia Wikipedia


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