Polypedilum, Kieffer, 1912

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Polypedilum

- A very speciose genus world-wide, Polypedilum was the most abundant chironomine genus collected in the study, with one undescribed species of P. (Pentapedilum), one described and three undescribed P. ( Polypedilum ), three described and one undescribed P. (Tripodura) and one undescribed species of P. (Uresipedilum).

The undescribed P. (Pentapedilum) species was the most abundant Polypedilum collected, with 88 specimens mounted. Mendes, Andersen & Jocqué (2011) described P. (Polypedilum) panacu from bromeliad phytotelmata in Honduras. Of the three described P. (Tripodura) collected, two were described by Sublette & Sasa (1994) from Guatemala. One of these, P. (Tripodura) luteopedis was the second most abundant Polypedilum collected, with 75 specimens mounted; the widespread P. (T.) apicatum was described from New Mexico, U.S.A., by Townes (1945) and was also recorded from Guatemala by Sublette & Sasa (1994).