List of Polypedilum species

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This is a list of 545 species in Polypedilum , a genus of midges in the family Chironomidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Polypedilum species

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Polypedilum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Polypedilum". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. 1 2 "Polypedilum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. 1 2 "Polypedilum Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.