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Protanypus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraorder
  
Culicomorpha

Family
  
Chironomidae

Scientific name
  
Protanypus

Higher classification
  
Protanypini

Order
  
Fly

Suborder
  
Nematocera

Superfamily
  
Chironomoidea

Subfamily
  
Diamesinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Non‑biting midges, Fly, Sergentia, Potthastia, Psectrocladius

Protanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

  • P. caudatus Edwards, 1924
  • P. forcipatus (Egger, 1863)
  • P. hamiltoni Saether, 1975
  • P. morio (Zetterstedt, 1838)
  • P. pseudomorio Makarchenko, 1982
  • P. ramosus Saether, 1975
  • P. saetheri Wiederhol, 1975
  • References

    Protanypus Wikipedia