Protanypus

Protanypus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Subfamily:	Diamesinae
Tribe:	Protanypini
Genus:	Protanypus ; Kieffer, 1906
Synonyms
	Didiamesa Kieffer, 1924 ;

Last updated May 29, 2025

Protanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae. There are about 10 described species in Protanypus, found in Europe, North America, and Asia.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Protanypus:

Protanypus caudatus Edwards, 1924^[5] (Europe)
Protanypus forcipatus (Egger, 1864) (Europe)
Protanypus gracilis Makarchenko, 1982
Protanypus hamiltoni Saether, 1975
Protanypus inateuus Sasa, Kitami & Suzuki, 2001
Protanypus morio (Zetterstedt, 1838)^[6] (Europe)
Protanypus pseudomorio Makarchenko, 1982
Protanypus ramosus Saether, 1975
Protanypus saetheri Wiederholm, 1975
Protanypus tshereshnevi Makarchenko, 1982

References

1 2 "ITIS report, Protanypus" . Retrieved 2024-09-30.
↑ "GBIF, Protanypus" . Retrieved 2024-09-30.
↑ "Catalogue of Life, Protanypus Kieffer, 1906" . Retrieved 2024-09-30.
↑ Sæther, Ole A. (1975-03-01). "Two New Species of Protanypus Kieffer, with Keys to Nearctic and Palaearctic Species of the Genus (Diptera: Chironomidae)" . Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 32 (3): 367–388. doi:10.1139/f75-044. ISSN 0015-296X.
↑ Hayford, Barbara; Bachmann, Jamie; Gotov, Munkhjargal (2006). "A Comparison between Communities of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Lake Bays and Affluent Streams of the Lake Hovsgol Watershed, Mongolia". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 155: 13–23. ISSN 0097-3157.
↑ Hayford, Barbara (2005). "New Records of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Mongolia with Review of Distribution and Biogeography of Mongolian Chironomidae". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 78 (2): 192–200. ISSN 0022-8567.

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[itis-1] 1 2 "ITIS report, Protanypus" . Retrieved 2024-09-30.

[gbif-2] "GBIF, Protanypus" . Retrieved 2024-09-30.

[catlife-3] "Catalogue of Life, Protanypus Kieffer, 1906" . Retrieved 2024-09-30.

[Saether1975-4] Sæther, Ole A. (1975-03-01). "Two New Species of Protanypus Kieffer, with Keys to Nearctic and Palaearctic Species of the Genus (Diptera: Chironomidae)" . Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 32 (3): 367–388. doi:10.1139/f75-044. ISSN 0015-296X.

[Hayford2006-5] Hayford, Barbara; Bachmann, Jamie; Gotov, Munkhjargal (2006). "A Comparison between Communities of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Lake Bays and Affluent Streams of the Lake Hovsgol Watershed, Mongolia". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 155: 13–23. ISSN 0097-3157.

[Hayford2005-6] Hayford, Barbara (2005). "New Records of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Mongolia with Review of Distribution and Biogeography of Mongolian Chironomidae". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 78 (2): 192–200. ISSN 0022-8567.

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