Étiquette : springs
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Pseudosmittia mediterranea sp. n., a crenophilous species from Corsica and Lebanon (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)
Chironomidae collected by sweep net in riparian habitats bordering cold springs located in western Corsica (Focolara) and Lebanon (upper stream River Orontes) revealed the presence of a new Pseudosmittia species (P. mediterranea sp. n.), which is described as male adult. Based on some atypical morphological characters (unusual shape of: antenna, clypeus, virga, the 3 lobes…