Polypedilum
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Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae
of the bloodworm family Chironomidae
. This is probably is the most species-rich of all chironomid genera.
Chironominae
Chironominae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family .-Genera:*Tribe Chironomini*Axarus Roback 1980*Baeotendipes Kieffer, 1913*Beckidia Sæther 1979*Carbochironomus Reiss & Kirschbaum 1990...
of the bloodworm family Chironomidae
Chironomidae
Chironomidae are a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae...
. This is probably is the most species-rich of all chironomid genera.
Species
- Subgenus Cerobregma Zhang & Wang 1999
- P. paucisetum Zhang & Wang, 2009)
- Subgenus Pentapedilum KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1913 - P. botiense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
- P. scirpicola (KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921) - P. botosaneanui Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
- P. camposense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
- P. exsectum (KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1916) - P. intuber Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
- P. nubens (EdwardsFrederick Wallace EdwardsFrederick Wallace Edwards FRS , was an English entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1929) - P. reei Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
- P. sordens (van der Wulp, 1874)
- P. tissamaharense Oyewo & Sæther, 2008
- P. tritum (WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1856) - P. wittei (Freeman, 1955)
- Subgenus Polypedilum KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1912 - P. acutum KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1915 - P. albicorne (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1838) - P. albosignatum KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1925 - P. amoenum Goetghebuer, 1930
- P. arundineti (Goetghebuer, 1921)
- P. barboyoni Serra-Tosio, 1981
- P. dudichi Berczik, 1957
- P. fallax (Johannsen, 1905)
- P. intermedium Albu & Botnariuc, 1966
- P. laetum (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1818) - P. lene (BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1908) - P. nubeculosum (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1804) - P. nubifer (Skuse, 1889)
- P. octopunctatum (Thunberg, 1784)
- P. pedestre (MeigenJohann Wilhelm MeigenJohann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in...
, 1830) - P. vanderplankiPolypedilum vanderplankiPolypedilum vanderplanki or the sleeping chironomid, is a dipteran in the family Chironomidae. It occurs in northern Nigeria and Uganda where its larvae grow in temporary pools of water that frequently dry out during the lifetime of P. vanderplanki larvae. Under these conditions, the larvae's body...
Hinton, 1951 - Subgenus Tripodura Townes, 1945
- P. acifer Townes, 1945
- P. aegyptium KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1925 - P. akani Bjørlo, 2001
- P. amplificatus Bjørlo, 2001
- P. amputatum Bjørlo, 2001
- P. apfelbecki (Strobl, 1900)
- P. bicrenatum KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - P. chelum Vårdal, 2001
- P. dagombae Bjørlo, 2001
- P. elongatum Albu, 1980
- P. ewei Bjørlo, 2001
- P. malickianum Cranston, 1989
- P. ogoouense Bjørlo, 2001
- P. patulum Bjørlo, 2001
- P. pulchrum Albu, 1980
- P. pullum (ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm ZetterstedtJohan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany...
, 1838) - P. quadriguttatum KiefferJean-Jacques KiefferJean-Jacques Kieffer was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects. Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects...
, 1921 - P. scalaenum (SchrankFranz Paula von SchrankFranz von Paula Schrank was a German botanist and entomologist.Schrank was the first director of the botanical gardens in Munich from 1809 to 1832.Shrank was the first author to use the genus name Triops...
, 1803) - P. spinalveum Vårdal, 2001
- P. tetracrenatum Hirvenoja, 1962
- Subgenus Uresipedilum Oyewo & Sæther, 1998
- P. convictum (WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1856) - P. cultellatum Goetghebuer, 1931
- P. marsafae Ghonaim, Ali & Osheibah, 2005