| Issue |
Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.
Volume 51, Number 1, 2015
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 71 - 78 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2015001 | |
| Published online | 13 March 2015 | |
New records of Chironomidae (Diptera) of Tuvalu
National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
* Corresponding author: uenor@nies.go.jp
Received:
11
March
2014
Accepted:
16
December
2014
Here we report the chironomid fauna of Tuvalu for the first time. Four species belonging to two subfamilies were collected on Fongafale Island. At least one species inhabited a freshwater environment. We describe male imagines of Compterosmittia longipalpis sp. n., Pseudosmittia tuvaluensis sp. n. and Pseudosmittia amplexivirga sp. n. We also describe the morphology of Chironomus sp. larvae inhabiting a wet taro swamp.
Key words: Chironomidae / Diptera / Funafuti Atoll / new species / Tuvalu
© EDP Sciences, 2015
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