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Two Indian species of Kiefferulus Goetghebuer (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Author(s) -
CHAUDHURI P. K.,
GHOSH M.
Publication year - 1986
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.1365-3113.1986.tb00182.x
Subject(s) - biology , chironomidae , larva , zoology , juvenile , ecology
. Two species, Kiefferulus barbatitarsis (Kieffer) and K.calligaster (Kieffer) are recognized as new combinations. The juvenile stages were reared in the laboratory. An outline of the biology of each species is given, including a description of the method of construction of the larval tube.