Clinotanypus

Clinotanypus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Tribe: Clinotanypodini
Genus:
Kieffer, 1923

Clinotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This genus has a worldwide distribution and inhabit sediments of ponds, lakes and rivers.[1] It is rare to find these midges in Central America.[2]

Species

  • Clinotanypus brasiliensis[1]
  • Clinotanypus sallesi[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c de Oliveira, Caroline Silva Neubern; da Silva, Fabio Laurindo; Trivinho-Strixino, Susana (9 February 2014). "Four new species of Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from Neotropical region". Journal of Natural History. 48 (5–6): 317–343. doi:10.1080/00222933.2013.825019. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ^ Hamerlik, Ladislav; Silva, Fabio Laurindo da (26 November 2020). Chironomidae of Central America: An Illustrated Introduction To Larval Subfossils. CRC Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-429-66717-6. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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