Anatopynia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae

Chironomidae

Chironomidae are a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae...

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Distribution and Ecology

At present A. plumipes (Fries, 1823) is the only species of Anatopynia (Johanssen, 1905) known from the Palaearctic. The larvae can be found in polluted standing waters on anaerobic sediments and may be absent from nearby waters with a better water quality

Water quality

Water quality is the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water. It is a measure of the condition of water relative to the requirements of one or more biotic species and or to any human need or purpose. It is most frequently used by reference to a set of standards against which...

. A. plumipes is a predator that feeds on other benthic invertebrates including Ostracods and Chironomus

Chironomus

Chironomus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family, Chironomidae.-Species:*Chironomus anonimi Williston *Chironomus anthracinus Zetterstedt, 1860 *Chironomus athalassicus Cannings, 1975...

larvae that may be ingested in one piece.