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
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30
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https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/article/view/2240
journal article
10.5324/cjcr.v0i30.2240
2387-5372
7987298
Tanytarsus
-
Tanytarsus
was by far the most common tanytarsine collected, with
140 specimens
representing nine species. The majority did not fit descriptions of any known species, except
T
. cf.
capaira
(
two specimens
) resembles
T. capaira
described by
Trivinho-Strixino & Strixino (2007)
from
Brazil
, but appears a bit different;
T
. sp. ZUR-8 (
one specimen
) is also similar to
T
. cf.
caipira
but is much smaller.
Tanytarsus
sp.
ZUR-5 (
16 specimens
) is similar to
T. cotopaxi
Giłka & Zakrzewska
, described from
Ecuador
(
Giłka & Zakrzewska 2013
). The majority of specimens were
T
. sp. ZUR-1 (
47 specimens
), including an intersex specimen;
23 specimens
of
T
. sp. ZUR-2;
34 specimens
of
T
. sp. ZUR-3;
14 specimens
of
T
. sp. ZUR-6; and
one specimen
of
T
. sp. ZUR-7.