Rheopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

Rheopelopia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Tribe: Pentaneurini
Genus: Rheopelopia
Fittkau, 1962

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References

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  1. Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. 133, 1981). Academy of Natural Sciences. 19 November 1981. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4379-5529-3. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. Klink, Alexander (1982). "Rheopelopia ornata (Meigen): Description of the metamorphosis and ecology of a river inhabiting Tanypodinae-larva, new to the Dutch fauna (Diptera: Chironomidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Berichten. Retrieved 6 June 2025.