Pentaneurini

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Pentaneurini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Tanypodinae
Tribe: Pentaneurini
Genera

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Pentaneurini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).

Genera & Species

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<i>Cricotopus</i> Genus of flies

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<i>Metriocnemus</i> Genus of flies

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<i>Tanytarsus</i> Genus of flies

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chironominae</span> Subfamily of flies

Chironominae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).

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Chironomini is a tribe of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).

<i>Polypedilum</i> Genus of flies

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Hudsonimyia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

References

  1. 1 2 Caldwell, Broughton A.; Soponis, Annelle R. (1982). "Hudsonimyia Parrishi, a New Species of Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Georgia" (PDF). The Florida Entomologist. 65 (4). Lutz, FL, USA: Florida Entomological Society: 506–513. doi:10.2307/3494686. ISSN   0015-4040. JSTOR   3494686 . Retrieved 2009-04-20.