AN ANNOTATED PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE CHIRONOMIDAE (DIPTERA) OF ZURQUÍ, COSTA RICA Abstract Introduction Author Epler, John H. 461 Tiger Hammock Road, Crawfordville, Florida, 32327, U. S. A. johnepler3@comcast.net text CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 2017 2017-04-21 30 30 4 18 https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/article/view/2240 journal article 10.5324/cjcr.v0i30.2240 2387-5372 7987298 Stictocladius - One specimen of an undescribed species was collected. In the Western Hemisphere, this genus has been mostly recorded from Argentina , Chile and Peru , but has recently been found in North America ( Saether & Cranston 2012 ). This would be the first record of the genus from Central America. The new Costa Rican species has clear wings and a very low AR of 0.21.