Psectrotanypus varius

Psectrotanypus varius

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae

Psectrotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Psectrotanypus varius (Fabricius, 1787) is known to occur in very polluted waters with only few other accompanying species such as Chironomus plumosus. Species These 15 species belong to the genus Psectrotanypus: Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 4,529United Kingdom · 856Germany · 169France · 31Belgium · 27Switzerland · 4Spain · 2Luxembourg · 1

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Psectrotanypus varius

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