Étiquette : Diptera Chironomidae
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On the genus Pseudosmittia from continental France. II. Description of P. aina sp. n. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)
The male adult of Pseudosmittia aina sp. n. is described based on material collected in riparian habitats bordering wet meadows of the Dombes (Ain department, SE-France). On the basis of the following common morphological characters with P. tyrrhena Moubayed, 2025 (anal point triangular, inferior volsella double), P. aina sp. n. appears to belong to the…
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On the genus Stenochironomus Kieffer from French Guiana. 1. New records with description of S. hallei sp. n. from the primary rainforest (Diptera, Chironomidae, Chironominae)
Recent material composed of adults, collected in the primary rainforest in French Guiana, revealed the presence of five species of the genus Stenochironomus. In this paper, S. hallei sp. n. is described as male adult based on material captured over the canopy and the undergrowth aquatic habitats of the primary rainforest of Petit-Saut. On the…