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Tanytarsus

{{Short description|Genus of flies}}

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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.{{cite journal | last1 = Na | first1 = K.B. | last2 = Bae | first2 = Y.J. | year = 2010 | title = New Species of Stictochironomus, Tanytarsus and Conchapelopia (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Korea | journal = Entomological Research Bulletin | volume = 26 | pages = 33–39 | url = http://www.insects.or.kr/research/research01/1317869758.pdf }}

In older literature the name Tanytarsus was used for some members of tribe Chironomini related to the genus Phaenopsectra.{{cite journal | author=Townes, H. K.| title=The nearctic species of Tendipedini (Diptera, Tendipedidae (= Chironomidae))| journal=American Midland Naturalist| year=1945| pages=1–206 | volume=34| doi=10.2307/2421112 | jstor=2421112 | issue=1}}

Species

There are more than 480 described species in Tanytarsus.

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References

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{{Cite web| title=ITIS report, Tanytarsus

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{{Cite web| title=Catalogue of Life, Tanytarsus Wulp, 1874

| url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/BXWSX | access-date=2025-04-26

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Category:Chironomidae

Category:Diptera of Europe

Category:Chironomoidea genera