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| Polypedilum | |
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| Polypedilum scalaenum, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Chironominae |
| Tribe: | Chironomini |
| Genus: | Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912 |
| Subgenera | |
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| Diversity | |
| at least 620 species | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are more than 620 described species in Polypedilum, found worldwide.[2][3]
This is probably the most species-rich of all chironomid genera. Larvae of Polypedilum may also be among the most abundant invertebrates in eutrophic ponds, reaching densities of up to 1200 larvae per square meter.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Sæther, Ole A.; Andersen, Trond; Pinho, Luiz C.; Mendes, Humberto F. (2010). "The problems with Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae), with the description of Probolum subgen. n." (PDF). Zootaxa. 2497: 1–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2497.1.1.
- 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912". Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ Evenhuis, N.L.; Pape, T. (2026). "Systema Dipterorum". doi:10.48580/d3bz. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ Int Panis, L; Bervoets L; Verheyen RF (1995). "The spatial distribution of Caenis horaria (L., 1758) (Caenidae, Ephemeroptera) in a pond in Niel (Belgium)". Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg. 131: 47–51.