Arctopelopia | |
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Arctopelopia melanosoma | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Chironomidae |
Genus: | Arctopelopia |
Arctopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. [1] The adipose tissue of the larvae of species in this genus are the host of Coccospora micrococcus , a microsporidium. [2]