Polypedilum Explained
Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This is probably the most species-rich of all chironomid genera. Larvae of Polypedilum may also be among the most abundant invertebrates in eutrophic ponds, reaching densities of up to 1200 larvae per square meter.[1]
Species
- Subgenus Cerobregma Zhang & Wang 1999
- P. paucisetum Zhang & Wang, 2009)
- Subgenus Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1913
- P. botiense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008[2]
- P. botosaneanui Oyewo & Sæther, 2008[2]
- P. camposense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008[2]
- P. intuber Oyewo & Sæther, 2008[2]
- P. reei Oyewo & Sæther, 2008[2]
- P. tissamaharense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008[2]
- P. wittei (Freeman, 1955)
- Subgenus Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
- P. amoenum Goetghebuer, 1930
- P. arundineti (Goetghebuer, 1921)
- P. barboyoni Serra-Tosio, 1981
- P. fallax (Johannsen, 1905)
- P. intermedium Albu & Botnariuc, 1966
- P. octopunctatum (Thunberg, 1784)
- P. marcondesi Pinho & Mendes, 2010
- P. excelsius Townes sensu Grodhaus & Rotramel, 1980
- P. simantokeleum Sasa, Suzuki & Sakai, 1998
- P. bullum Zhang & Wang, 2004
- possibly Polypedilum longinervis (Kieffer, 1922)
- possibly Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) excelsius Townes, 1945
- Subgenus Tripodura Townes, 1945
- P. amplificatus Bjørlo, 2001
- P. amputatum Bjørlo, 2001
- P. chelum Vårdal, 2001[3]
- P. dagombae Bjørlo, 2001[3]
- P. malickianum Cranston, 1989
- P. ogoouense Bjørlo, 2001[3]
- P. patulum Bjørlo, 2001[3]
- P. spinalveum Vårdal, 2001[3]
- P. tetracrenatum Hirvenoja, 1962
- Subgenus Uresipedilum Oyewo & Sæther, 1998
- P. cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931
- P. marsafae Ghonaim, Ali & Osheibah, 2005
- P. minimum Lin, Qi, Zhang & Wang, 2013[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Int Panis . L . Bervoets L . Verheyen RF . The spatial distribution of Caenis horaria (L., 1758) (Caenidae, Ephemeroptera) in a pond in Niel (Belgium) . Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg. . 131 . 47–51 . 1995 .
- Book: Emmanuel Adeoye Oyewo . Ole A. Sæther . amp . 2008 . 1953 . Revision of Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) Kieffer and Ainuyusurika Sasa et Shirasaki (Diptera: Chironomidae) . 145 pp . Magnolia Press . New Zealand . 978-1-86977-300-7 .
- Vårdal, H., Bjørlo, A. & Sæther, O. A. . 2002 . Afrotropical Polypedilum subgenus Tripodura, with a review of the subgenus (Diptera: Chironomidae) . Zoologica Scripta . 31 . 4 . 331–402 . Wiley InterScience . 10.1046/j.1463-6409.2002.00096.x . 84856055 .
- Xiaolong. Lin. Xin. Qi. Ruilei. Zhang. Xinhua. Wang. 2013. A new species of Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) Oyewo & Sæther, 1998 from Zhejiang Province of Oriental China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys. 320. 43–49. 10.3897/zookeys.320.5147. 3744150. 23950682. free.