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Tanypus
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Tanypus

Tanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are at least 100 described species in Tanypus.

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6 branches of this group, most-observed first

Tanypus punctipennis

speciesTanypus punctipennis

Tanypus vilipennis

speciesTanypus vilipennis

Tanypus kraatzi

speciesTanypus kraatzi

Tanypus guttatipennis

speciesTanypus guttatipennis

Tanypus concavus

speciesTanypus concavus

Tanypus catemaco

speciesTanypus catemaco

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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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 847610.