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Comparative morphology of the larval ventromental plates of European species of Chironomus Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Author(s) -
WEBB C. J.,
SCHOLL A.,
RYSER H. M.
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.tb00144.x
Subject(s) - chironomidae , biology , larva , morphology (biology) , chironomus , zoology , ecology
. The ventromental plates of larvae of twenty‐six cytologi‐cally identified species of Chironomus Meigen from Europe are described. Variation in plate features, including size, striae, inner and outer hook series, and ventral surface ornamentation, is reported. A principal components analysis based on plate characters is undertaken, and the taxonomic composition of the resulting groupings is discussed.