| Protanypus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Culicomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Diamesinae |
| Tribe: | Diamesini |
| Genus: | Protanypus Kieffer, 1906 |
Protanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Diamesinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.