Étiquette : primary forest
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Polypedilum (Pol.) guianensis sp. n., a new species occuring in the primary rainforest of French Guiana (Diptera, Chironomidae, Chironominae)
Male adult of Polypedilum (Pol.) guianensis sp. n. is described based on material composed of adults captured over the canopy of the primary rainforest of Petit-Saut in French Guiana. On the basis of the specific distinguishing characters (inner verticals in 2 rows, caudal margin of frontal area low, widely bilobed; antenna 1250 µm long, terminal…
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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…