Tribe Macropelopiini Zavrel 1929 (non biting midge)
Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae
Parent taxon: Tanypodinae according to M. N. Krosch et al. 2022
See also Doitteau and Nel 2007
Sister taxa: Anatopyniini, Clinotanypodini, Electroneura, Gurvanomyia, Juropelopia, Libanopelopia, Mailonia, Pentaneurini, Procladiini, Shinlustia, Tanypodini, Tanypodites, Tophocladius, Ziadeus
Subtaxa: Apsectrotanypus Brundiniella Macropelopia Psectrotanypus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (1), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 4 collections including 7 occurrences