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A new putatively cryptobiotic midge, P olypedilum ovahimba sp. nov. ( D iptera: C hironomidae), from southern A frica
Author(s) -
Cranston Peter S
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
austral entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2052-1758
pISSN - 2052-174X
DOI - 10.1111/aen.12090
Subject(s) - chironomidae , midge , biology , cryptobiosis , ecology , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , desiccation , larva
A second species of P olypedilum ( D iptera: C hironomidae) is inferred to tolerate desiccation in an A frican rock pool habitat similar to the well‐known anhydrobiotic P olypedilum vanderplanki H inton. The species, P olypedilum ovahimba sp. nov., is described and illustrated as new to science from N amibia.
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