| Tanytarsus | |
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| Tanytarsus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Chironominae |
| Tribe: | Tanytarsini |
| Genus: | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1874 |
Tanytarsus is a large genus of non-biting midges of the tribe Tanytarsini and subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). The larvae of these insects occur in a wide range of freshwater habitats with some species being marine. [1]
In older literature the name Tanytarsus was used for some members of tribe Chironomini related to the genus Phaenopsectra. [2]
