Paracricotopus

Paracricotopus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Orthocladiinae
Genus:
Brundin, 1956
Synonyms

Paracricotopus Thienemann & Harnisch, 1932

Paracricotopus is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae).[1]

Species

The genus includes the following species:[1]

  • Paracricotopus davoodi Ghaderi, Ibrahami, Mohammadi & Namayandeh, 2023
  • Paracricotopus glaber Saether, 1980
  • Paracricotopus insulatus Bhattacharyay & Chaudhuri, 1988
  • Paracricotopus irregularis Niitsuma, 1990
  • Paracricotopus millrockensis Caldwell, 1985
  • Paracricotopus missilus Chaudhuri & Som, 1998
  • Paracricotopus mozleyi Steiner, 1983
  • Paracricotopus niger Kieffer, 1913
  • Paracricotopus oyabeangulatus Sasa, Kawai & Ueno, 1988
  • Paracricotopus spinicornis Hazra & Chaudhuri, 2002
  • Paracricotopus sturae Namayandeh & Ghaderi, 2025
  • Paracricotopus tamabrevis Sasa, 1983
  • Paracricotopus togakuroasi Sasa & Okazawa, 1992
  • Paracricotopus torbjorni Namayandeh & Ghaderi, 2025
  • Paracricotopus uliginosus Brundin, 1947

References

  1. ^ a b Namayandeh, Armin; Ghaderi, Edris (2025-01-13). "A review of Paracricotopus (Brundin, 1947), with the description of two new species and redescription of the adult males of Paracricotopus niger (Kieffer, 1913) and Paracricotopus uliginosus (Brundin, 1947) sensu Sæther (1980) (Chironomidae: Diptera)". Zootaxa. 5569 (1): 138–158. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5569.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.