Macropelopiini is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...

midge A midge is any small fly, including species in several families of non- mosquito Nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found (seasonally or otherwise) on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid zones. Some m ...

s in the non-biting midge

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

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Chironomidae The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many species ...

Genera & species

*Genus ''

Apsectrotanypus ''Apsectrotanypus'' is a genus of midges in the family Chironomidae. There are about six described species in ''Apsectrotanypus''. Species These six species belong to the genus ''Apsectrotanypus'': * '' Apsectrotanypus algens'' (Coquillett, 1902 ...

'' Fittkau, 1962 :*'' A. trifascipennis'' (

Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera. Biography Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He receiv ...

, 1838) *Genus ''

Macropelopia ''Macropelopia'' is a genus of European non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematocer ...

'' Thienemann, 1916 :*'' M. adaucta'' Kieffer in Thienemann & Kieffer, 1916 :*'' M. nebulosa'' ( Meigen, 1804) :*'' M. notata'' ( Meigen, 1818) *Genus ''

Psectrotanypus ''Psectrotanypus'' is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. ''Psectrotanypus varius'' (Fabricius, 1787) is known to occur in very polluted waters with only few other accompanying species ...

Kieffer Kieffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American music writer * Charles Kieffer (1910–75), American athlete * Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer (1935–2002), Argentine writer * Guy-Andr� ...

, 1909 :*Subgenus ''

, 1909 ::*'' P. varius'' (

Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...

, 1787)

References

Tanypodinae Diptera tribes {{Chironomidae-stub