Described as
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1874a: p. 134
Type species: Chironomus signatus van der Wulp, 1858 (des. ICZN, 1961a: p. 361)
Synonymy
Calopsectra Kieffer, 1909a: p. 50 (as subgenus); Type species: Tanytarsus (Calopsectra) gregarius Kieffer, 1909 (des. Kieffer, 1921i: p. 36)
Clinotanytarsus Kieffer, 1921d: p. 275; Type species: Tanytarsus (Tanytarsus) virens Kieffer, 1909 (des. Goetghebuer in Goetghebuer and Lenz, 1938a: p. 127)
Ditanytarsus Kieffer, 1921c: p. 591; Type species: Tanytarsus formosanus Kieffer, 1912f: p. 42 (not Palaearctic)
Xenotanytarsus Kieffer, 1921d: p. 277; Type species: Xenotanytarsus miriforceps Kieffer, 1921 (des. Kieffer, 1921j: p. 330)
Hexatanytarsus Kieffer, 1921i: p. 34; Type species: Hexatanytarsus albiradix Kieffer, 1923 (subsequent monotypy Kieffer, 1923d: 170)
Tetratanytarsus Kieffer, 1922f: p. 114 (as subgenus); Type species: Tanytarsus (Tetratanytarsus) gibbosiceps Kieffer, 1922 (des. Ashe, 1983a: p. 52)
Fournieria Kieffer, 1924c: p. 394; Type species: Fournieria norvegica Kieffer, 1924
Gymnotanytarsus Goetghebuer, 1934d: p. 405 (as subgenus of Tanytarsus); Type species: Chironomus sylvaticus van der Wulp, 1858
Halotanytarsus Tourenq, 1975a: p. 204; Type species: Halotanytarsus tika Tourenq, 1975
Codes
1892814000 [IAWM-code]
TATARSSP [Dutch-lettercode]