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Arctopelopia
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Arctopelopia

Arctopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. The adipose tissue of the larvae of species in this genus are the host of Coccospora micrococcus, a microsporidium.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Arctopelopia griseipennis

speciesArctopelopia griseipennis

Arctopelopia barbitarsis

speciesArctopelopia barbitarsis

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1011232.