Psectrotanypus varius (Fabricius, 1787)
(a non-biting midge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsectrotanypus varius (a non-biting midge)
FamilyCHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges)
SuperfamilyCHIRONOMOIDEA (biting, non-biting & trickle midges, blackflies)
InfraorderCulicomorpha (mosquitoes, gnats, midges & blackflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Psectrotanypus varius (a non-biting midge) :
1: Psectrotanypus varius (a non-biting midge)
7 May 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Pupa in shallow, muddy puddle
Image 1: Exuvia - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Exuvia - highly enlargedImage 3: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Female - freshly emerged - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Exuvia - head end - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Exuvia - tail - dorsal view - microscope low magnification
2: Psectrotanypus varius (a non-biting midge)
7 May 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Pupa in shallow, muddy puddle
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 5: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 6: Female - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Pupa - highly enlarged - grey background
3: Psectrotanypus varius (a non-biting midge)
7 May 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Pupa in shallow, muddy puddle
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 3: Male - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Male - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Male - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)

Psectrotanypus varius (a non-biting midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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