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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Diamesinae |
| Tribe: | Protanypini |
| Genus: | Protanypus Kieffer, 1906 |
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Species
editThese 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
edit- ^ a b "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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