Apsectrotanypus Explained

Apsectrotanypus is a genus of midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about six described species in Apsectrotanypus.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Apsectrotanypus:

• Apsectrotanypus algens (Coquillett, 1902)

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• Apsectrotanypus johnsoni (Coquillett, 1901)

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• Apsectrotanypus maculosus (Freeman, 1961)

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• Apsectrotanypus trifascipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838)

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• Apsectrotanypus unicolor (Freeman, 1954)

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• Apsectrotanypus yoshimurai (Tokunaga, 1937)

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Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Charles . H. Curran. 1934. The families and genera of North American Diptera. 10.5962/bhl.title.6825. free.
• Book: McAlpine . J.F.. Petersen . B.V.. Shewell . G.E.. Teskey . H.J.. Vockeroth . J.R.. 4. 1987. Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. 978-0660121253.

External links

• Web site: 2018-04-23. Diptera.info.
• Web site: 2018-04-23. The Chironomid Home Page.

Notes and References

1. Watson . Charles N. . 1998 . Description of the Larva of Apsectrotanypus algens (Coquillett) with a Review of the Generic Placement of the Species (Diptera: Chironomidae) . Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society . 71 . 3 . 241–246 . 25085844 . 0022-8567.