Polypedilum

Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. 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.

Species

• Subgenus Cerobregma <small>Zhang & Wang 1999</small>

*P. paucisetum <small>Zhang & Wang, 2009)</small>

• Subgenus Pentapedilum <small>Kieffer, 1913</small>

*P. botiense <small>Oyewo & Sæther, 2008</small>

*P. scirpicola <small>(Kieffer, 1921)</small>

*P. botosaneanui <small>Oyewo & Sæther, 2008</small>

*P. camposense <small>Oyewo & Sæther, 2008</small>

*P. exsectum <small>(Kieffer, 1916)</small>

*P. intuber <small>Oyewo & Sæther, 2008</small>

*P. nubens <small>(Edwards, 1929)</small>

*P. reei <small>Oyewo & Sæther, 2008</small>

*P. sordens <small>(van der Wulp, 1874)</small>

*P. tissamaharense <small>Oyewo & Sæther, 2008</small>

*P. tritum <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>

*P. wittei <small>(Freeman, 1955)</small>

• Subgenus Polypedilum <small>Kieffer, 1912</small>

*P. acutum <small>Kieffer, 1915</small>

*P. albicorne <small>(Meigen, 1838)</small>

*P. albosignatum <small>Kieffer, 1925</small>

*P. amoenum <small>Goetghebuer, 1930</small>

*P. arundineti <small>(Goetghebuer, 1921)</small>

*P. barboyoni <small>Serra-Tosio, 1981</small>

*P. dudichi <small>Berczik, 1957</small>

*P. fallax <small>(Johannsen, 1905)</small>

*P. intermedium <small>Albu & Botnariuc, 1966</small>

*P. laetum <small>(Meigen, 1818)</small>

*P. lene <small>(Becker, 1908)</small>

*P. nubeculosum <small>(Meigen, 1804)</small>

*P. nubifer <small>(Skuse, 1889)</small>

*P. octopunctatum <small>(Thunberg, 1784)</small>

*P. pedestre <small>(Meigen, 1830)</small>

*P. vanderplanki <small>Hinton, 1951</small>

• Subgenus Probolum <small>Anderson & Sæther, 2010</small>

*P. marcondesi <small>Pinho & Mendes, 2010</small>

*P. excelsius <small>Townes sensu Grodhaus & Rotramel, 1980</small>

*P. simantokeleum <small>Sasa, Suzuki & Sakai, 1998</small>

*P. bullum <small>Zhang & Wang, 2004</small>

*possibly Polypedilum longinervis <small>(Kieffer, 1922)</small>

*possibly Polypedilum (Uresipedilum) excelsius <small>Townes, 1945</small>

• Subgenus Tripodura <small>Townes, 1945</small>

*P. acifer <small>Townes, 1945</small>

*P. aegyptium <small>Kieffer, 1925</small>

*P. akani <small>Bjørlo, 2001</small>

*P. amplificatus <small>Bjørlo, 2001</small>

*P. amputatum <small>Bjørlo, 2001</small>

*P. apfelbecki <small>(Strobl, 1900)</small>

*P. bicrenatum <small>Kieffer, 1921</small>

*P. chelum <small>VÃ¥rdal, 2001</small>

*P. dagombae <small>Bjørlo, 2001</small>

*P. elongatum <small>Albu, 1980</small>

*P. ewei <small>Bjørlo, 2001</small>

*P. malickianum <small>Cranston, 1989</small>

*P. ogoouense <small>Bjørlo, 2001</small>

*P. patulum <small>Bjørlo, 2001</small>

*P. pulchrum <small>Albu, 1980</small>

*P. pullum <small>(Zetterstedt, 1838)</small>

*P. quadriguttatum <small>Kieffer, 1921</small>

*P. scalaenum <small>(Schrank, 1803)</small>

*P. spinalveum <small>VÃ¥rdal, 2001</small>

*P. tetracrenatum <small>Hirvenoja, 1962</small>

• Subgenus Uresipedilum <small>Oyewo & Sæther, 1998</small>

*P. convictum <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>

*P. cultellatum <small>Goetghebuer, 1931</small>

*P. marsafae <small>Ghonaim, Ali & Osheibah, 2005</small>

*P. minimum <small>Lin, Qi, Zhang & Wang, 2013</small>

See also

• List of Polypedilum species

References