Open AccessCHIRONOMIDAE TYPES AT THE MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, BOSTON
Author(s) -
Fabio Laurindo da Silva
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chironomus newsletter on chironomidae research/chironomus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1891-5426
pISSN - 0172-1941
DOI - 10.5324/cjcr.v0i24.1308
Subject(s) - chironomidae , biology , zoology , type (biology) , ecology , larva
The Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) type collection deposited at the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) are listed and reviewed. It is represented by 23 primary types, as well as paratypes and paralectotypes for an additional 29 species, mostly resulting from research endeavors of H. Loew and H. K Townes. Notes updating the taxonomic status of several species are provided.