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Alotanypus
Genus
Alotanypus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder
Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family
Chironomidae (Non-biting Midges)
Subfamily
Tanypodinae
Tribe
Macropelopiini
Genus
Alotanypus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Alotanypus
Roback 1971
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1
)
Numbers
Two species in North America
Habitat
Larvae of the Eastern species,
A. aris
, "have been found in acid water (pH 3.9-4.0) in springs, seeps and bogs."
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2
)
Works Cited
1.
Adults of the Subfamily Tanypodinae in North America
Selwyn S. Roback. 1971. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
2.
Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina
Contributed by
John F. Carr
on 28 January, 2009 - 8:03pm
Last updated 13 November, 2009 - 8:31pm