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Tanytarsus
Sign in to saveTanytarsus is a large genus of non-biting midges of the tribe Tanytarsini and subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). The larvae of these insects occur in a wide range of freshwater habitats with some species being marine.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyChironomidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,647
- With media
- 62
- Family
- Chironomidae
- Collections
- UAM, UCMP, NMV, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, OMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Australia
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- Parent taxon
- Chironomidae
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- Green Midge (30608444852).jpg
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Tanytarsus is a large genus of non-biting midges of the tribe Tanytarsini and subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). The larvae of these insects occur in a wide range of freshwater habitats with some species being marine.
In older literature the name Tanytarsus was used for some members of tribe Chironomini related to the genus Phaenopsectra.
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