''Telmatopelopia'' is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily
Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family
Chironomidae
Chironomidae , commonly known as non-biting midges or chironomids , are a family of Nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the families Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Although many chironomid ...
. Females of this genus only have two seminal capsules compared to three in the females of genus
Denopelopia.
Species
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Telmatopelopia nemorum'' -
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
References
Tanypodinae
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