The presence of species of Pseudochironomus Malloch 1915 (Diptera: Chironomidae) in watercourses of Chaco Serrano Ecoregion (Argentina, South America)

Analía C Paggi; Gretel N Rodriguez Garay

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3957.3.6

The presence of species of Pseudochironomus Malloch 1915 (Diptera: Chironomidae) in watercourses of Chaco Serrano Ecoregion (Argentina, South America)

Zootaxa. 2015 May 15;3957(3):334-41. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.3.6.

Authors

Analía C Paggi¹, Gretel N Rodriguez Garay²

Affiliations

¹ Instituto de Limnología "Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet" (CONICET, CCT La Plata, UNLP) Argentina; Email: anpaggi@ilpla.edu.ar.
² Fac de Tecnología y Cs Aplicadas (CONICET, UNCa, Catamarca) Argentina; Email: unknown.

PMID: 26249080
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.3.6

Abstract

Male imagos of Pseudochironomus viridis (Kieffer) are redescribed, the immature stages are described and figured for the first time. During this study, larva and pupal exuviae associated to P. richardsoni (Malloch) were recorded for the first time for South America. The specimens were collected from a stream and a river in the Pampasic Hills System in the Chaco Serrano ecoregion of Argentina.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Argentina
Body Size
Chironomidae / anatomy & histology
Chironomidae / classification*
Chironomidae / growth & development
Female
Larva / anatomy & histology
Larva / classification
Larva / growth & development
Male
Organ Size
Pupa / anatomy & histology
Pupa / classification
Pupa / growth & development