Microtendipes Explained

Microtendipes is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

Species

• M. anticus (Walker, 1848)
• M. brevitarsis Brundin, 1947
• M. britteni (Edwards, 1929)
• M. caducus Townes, 1945^[1]
• M. caelum Townes, 1945
• M. chloris (Meigen, 1818)
• M. confinis (Meigen, 1830)
• M. diffinis (Edwards, 1929)
• M. nigellus Hirvenoja, 1963
• M. nitidus (Meigen, 1818)
• M. pedellus (De Geer, 1776)
• M. rydalensis (Edwards, 1929)
• M. tarsalis (Walker, 1856)

References

1. Townes, H. K.. The nearctic species of Tendipedini (Diptera, Tendipedidae (= Chironomidae)). American Midland Naturalist. 1945. 1–206 . 34. 10.2307/2421112 . 2421112 . 1.