Helopelopia

Helopelopia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Tribe: Pentaneurini
Genus:
Roback, 1971

Helopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. It was formerly a subgenus of Conchapelopia.[1] This genus is also related to genus Meropelopia.[2]

Species

  • H. cornuticaudata (Walley, 1925)
  • H. pilicaudata (Walley, 1925)

References

  1. ^ Fish and Wildlife Research. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 1986. p. 17. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. ^ Entomologica Scandinavica: Supplement. Scandinavian Entomology. 1986. p. 48. Retrieved 6 June 2025.