Alotanypus Explained

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

Species

• A. antarcticus (Hudson, 1892)
• A. aris Roback, 1971
• A. dalyupensis (Freeman, 1961)
• A. kuroberobustus (Sasa & Okazawa, 1992)^[1]
• A. oliveirai (Roque & Trivinho-Strixino, 2003)
• A. umbrosus (Freeman, 1959)
• A. venustus (Coquillett, 1902)
• A. vittigera (Edwards, 1931)^[2]
• A. wilhelmensis Silva, 2016

Notes and References

1. Niitsuma. Hiromi. 2005. Taxonomy and Distribution of Alotanypus kuroberobustus comb. nov. (Insecta: Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Palaearctic Region. Species Diversity. 10. 2. 135–144. 10.12782/specdiv.10.135. free.
2. Siri. Augusto. Donato. Mariano. Orpella. Germán. Massaferro. Julieta. 2011. Alotanypus vittigera (Edwards) comb. Nov.: Adult redescription, immature description and a phylogenetic analysis of the genus (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae). Zootaxa. 2795. 46–64. 10.11646/zootaxa.2795.1.2. 11336/27738. free.