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Identification of larvae of European species of Chironomus Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae) by morphological characters
Author(s) -
WEBB C. J.,
SCHOLL A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1985.tb00143.x
Subject(s) - chironomidae , biology , larva , chironomus , zoology , key (lock) , identification key , morphology (biology) , identification (biology) , anatomy , ecology , taxonomy (biology)
Variation in the morphology of larvae of twenty‐six cytologically identified species of Chironomus Meigen from Europe is described. Characters studied include tubules on posterior abdominal segments, head pigmentation, mental size and teeth, mandibular and epipharyngeal teeth and antennae. A key to the species, based on these characters and ventromental plate features, is presented.