Polypedilum

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Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Culicomorpha Family Chironomidae Scientific name Polypedilum Higher classification Chironomini Order Fly		Suborder Nematocera Superfamily Chironomoidea Subfamily Chironominae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus

Similar Non‑biting midges, Fly, Tanytarsus, Cricotopus, Chironominae

Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This is probably the most species-rich of all chironomid genera. Larvae of Polypedilum may also be among the most abundant invertebrates in euthrophic ponds, reaching densities of up to 1200 larvae per square meter.

Species

Subgenus Cerobregma Zhang & Wang 1999

P. paucisetum Zhang & Wang, 2009)

Subgenus Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1913

P. botiense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008

P. scirpicola (Kieffer, 1921)

P. botosaneanui Oyewo & Sæther, 2008

P. camposense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008

P. exsectum (Kieffer, 1916)

P. intuber Oyewo & Sæther, 2008

P. nubens (Edwards, 1929)

P. reei Oyewo & Sæther, 2008

P. sordens (van der Wulp, 1874)

P. tissamaharense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008

P. tritum (Walker, 1856)

P. wittei (Freeman, 1955)

Subgenus Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912

P. acutum Kieffer, 1915

P. albicorne (Meigen, 1838)

P. albosignatum Kieffer, 1925

P. amoenum Goetghebuer, 1930

P. arundineti (Goetghebuer, 1921)

P. barboyoni Serra-Tosio, 1981

P. dudichi Berczik, 1957

P. fallax (Johannsen, 1905)

P. intermedium Albu & Botnariuc, 1966

P. laetum (Meigen, 1818)

P. lene (Becker, 1908)

P. nubeculosum (Meigen, 1804)

P. nubifer (Skuse, 1889)

P. octopunctatum (Thunberg, 1784)

P. pedestre (Meigen, 1830)

P. vanderplanki Hinton, 1951

Subgenus Tripodura Townes, 1945

Polypedilum Midge Polypedilum BugGuideNet

P. acifer Townes, 1945

P. aegyptium Kieffer, 1925

P. akani Bjørlo, 2001

P. amplificatus Bjørlo, 2001

P. amputatum Bjørlo, 2001

P. apfelbecki (Strobl, 1900)

P. bicrenatum Kieffer, 1921

P. chelum Vårdal, 2001

P. dagombae Bjørlo, 2001

P. elongatum Albu, 1980

P. ewei Bjørlo, 2001

P. malickianum Cranston, 1989

P. ogoouense Bjørlo, 2001

P. patulum Bjørlo, 2001

P. pulchrum Albu, 1980

P. pullum (Zetterstedt, 1838)

P. quadriguttatum Kieffer, 1921

P. scalaenum (Schrank, 1803)

P. spinalveum Vårdal, 2001

P. tetracrenatum Hirvenoja, 1962

Subgenus Uresipedilum Oyewo & Sæther, 1998

P. convictum (Walker, 1856)

P. cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931

P. marsafae Ghonaim, Ali & Osheibah, 2005

Polypedilum Midge Polypedilum trigonus BugGuideNet

Polypedilum Dipterainfo Photo Albums Polypedilum Polypedilum trigonus

Polypedilum Polypedilum Midge Apedilum elachistus BugGuideNet

References

Polypedilum Wikipedia

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