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Tanypodinae

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Tanypodinae Skuse
1906Tanypinae Kieffer p. 33
1944Pelopiinae Statz
1986Tanypodinae Kalugina p. 121
1989Tanypodinae Zhang p. 327
2007Tanypodinae Doitteau and Nel p. 5
2007Tanypodinae Seredszus and Wichard p. 58
2011Tanypodinae Lukashevich and Przhiboro p. 318
2018Tanypodinae Szadziewski et al. p. 602
2021Tanypodinae Baranov and Haug p. 3
2023Tanypodinae Vera et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
suborderNematoceraLatreille 1825
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
subfamilyTanypodinae
subfamilyTanypodinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Tanypodinae Skuse 1889
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Tr. Anatopyniini Fittkau 1962
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G. †Wadelius Veltz et al. 2007
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Wadelius libanicus Veltz et al. 2007
Tr. Clinotanypodini Lipina 1928
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G. Clinotanypus Kieffer 1913
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Clinotanypus vagans Zhang 1989
G. Coelotanypus Kieffer 1913
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Coelotanypus antiquus Seredszus and Wichard 2010
Coelotanypus electronicus Doitteau and Nel 2007
Coelotanypus validus Seredszus and Wichard 2007
Invalid names: Coelotanypodini Fittkau 1962 [synonym]
G. †Gurvanomyia Kalugina 1986
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Gurvanomyia magna Kalugina 1986
Gurvanomyia moderata Kalugina 1986
G. †Haematotanypus Azar et al. 2008
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Haematotanypus libanicus Azar et al. 2008
G. †Juropelopia Evenhuis 1994
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Juropelopia fittkaui Kalugina 1985
Invalid names: Mesopelopia Kalugina 1985 [replaced]
G. †Libanopelopia Veltz et al. 2007
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Libanopelopia cretacica Veltz et al. 2007
Tr. Macropelopiini Zavrel 1929
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G. Apsectrotanypus Fittkau 1962
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Apsectrotanypus peculiaris Seredszus and Wichard 2007
G. Brundiniella Roback 1978
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Brundiniella glabrata Doitteau and Nel 2007
Brundiniella patriciae Doitteau and Nel 2007
Brundiniella soumyia Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Macropelopia Thienemann 1916
G. Psectrotanypus Kieffer 1909
G. †Mailonia Kalugina 1985
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Mailonia pallida Kalugina 1985
Tr. Pentaneurini Hennig 1950
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G. Ablabesmyia Johannsen 1905
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Subg. Ablabesmyia (Karelia) Roback 1971
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Ablabesmyia (Karelia) eocenica Doitteau and Nel 2007
G. Conchapelopia Fittkau 1957
G. †Cretapelopia Veltz et al. 2007
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Cretapelopia salomea Veltz et al. 2007
G. Nilotanypus Kieffer 1923
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Nilotanypus prieuri Doitteau and Nel 2007
Tr. Procladiini Roback 1971
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G. Djalmabatista Fittkau 1968
G. †Eoprocladius Szadziewski et al. 2018
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Eoprocladius hoffeinsorum Szadziewski et al. 2018
G. Procladius Skuse 1889
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Subg. Procladius (Holotanypus) Roback 1982
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Procladius (Holotanypus) enigmaticus Doitteau and Nel 2007
Procladius eocenicus Seredszus and Wichard 2010
Procladius maillardi Doitteau and Nel 2007
Invalid names: Chironomus perditus von Heyden 1870 [nomen dubium]
G. †Shinlustia Kalugina 1986
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Shinlustia irae Kalugina 1986
Tr. Tanypodini Skuse 1889
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G. Tanypus Meigen 1803
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Tanypus compactus Meunier 1904
Tanypus dorminans von Heyden 1870
Tanypus eridanus Meunier 1904
Tanypus filiformis Meunier 1904
Tanypus fusiformis Meunier 1904
Tanypus longicornis Meunier 1904
Tanypus obscurus Statz 1944
Tanypus obtusus Meunier 1899
Tanypus pagasti Statz 1944
Tanypus palaemon von Heyden 1870
Tanypus parvus Meunier 1904
Tanypus porrectus Meunier 1904
Tanypus subrotundatus Meunier 1904
Tanypus thienemanni Statz 1944
G. †Tanypodites Kalugina 1985
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Tanypodites gorchonensis Kalugina 1985
G. †Tophocladius Kalugina 1985
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Tophocladius stygialis Kalugina 1985
G. †Ziadeus Azar and Nel 2010
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Ziadeus kamili Azar and Nel 2010
Invalid names: Pelopiinae [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Holocene or 163.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Russian Federation (Buryat) Mesopelopia fittkaui (105017)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Russian Federation (Buryat) Mailonia pallida, Tophocladius stygialis (104950) Tanypodites gorchonensis (114614)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Mongolia Tanypodinae indet. (104748)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Haematotanypus libanicus (123000) Libanopelopia cretacica (124618 229452) Ziadeus kamili, Cretapelopia salomea, Wadelius libanicus (122471)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0China (Hebei) Gurvanomyia rohdendorfi (157233)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Gobi-Altai aimak) Shinlustia irae (104055)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Kobdo aimak) Tanypodinae indet. (104054)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Gurvanomyia magna (136031) Tanypodinae indet., Gurvanomyia magna (136020) Tanypodinae indet., Gurvanomyia magna, Gurvanomyia moderata (122332)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Australia (Victoria) Tanypodinae indet., T. pupa indet. 1, T. pupa indet. 2 (77192)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Tanypodinae indet. (231725)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Macropelopiini indet. A, Brundiniella soumyia, Brundiniella patriciae, Brundiniella glabrata, Djalmabatista maillardi, Procladius enigmaticus, Coelotanypus electronicus, Ablabesmyia eocenica, Nilotanypus prieuri (123850)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Montana) Conchapelopia sp., Psectrotanypus sp. (224195)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Apsectrotanypus peculiaris, Coelotanypus validus, Procladius eocenicus, Coelotanypus antiquus (145846) Tanypus fusiformis, Tanypus porrectus, Tanypus compactus, Tanypus subrotundatus, Tanypus eridanus, Tanypus longicornis, Tanypus parvus, Tanypus filiformis (123927)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Eoprocladius hoffeinsorum (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Ablabesmyia sp., Macropelopia sp. (113621)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Tanypodinae indet. (123959)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany Chironomus perditus, Chironomus dorminans, Chironomus palaemon (123945)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Procladius sp 2, Procladius sp 1, Pelopia dorminans, Pelopia thienemanni, Pelopia obscura, Pelopia pagasti, Pelopia palaemon (122010)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand Tanypodinae indet. (50035)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) Clinotanypus vagans (128551)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Ablabesmyia electrohispaniolana (122474)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Tanypodinae indet. (154909)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Tanypodinae indet. (160145)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Procladius sp. (174229 174230)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Pelopiinae indet. (164241)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Tanypus sp. (151372)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Tanypus sp. (152189)