Macropelopiini Explained

Macropelopiini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).

Genera & species

• Genus Apsectrotanypus Fittkau, 1962

• A. trifascipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838)
• Genus Macropelopia Thienemann, 1916^[1]

• M. adaucta Kieffer in Thienemann & Kieffer, 1916

• M. nebulosa (Meigen, 1804)

• M. notata (Meigen, 1818)
• Genus Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909

• Subgenus Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909

• P. varius (Fabricius, 1787)

Notes and References

1. Roback . Selwyn S. . The Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) of Australia II . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 1982 . 134 . 80–112 . 0097-3157.