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 Polypedilum - A very speciose genus world-wide, Polypedilum was the most abundant chironomine genus collected in the study, with one undescribed species of P. (Pentapedilum ), one described and three undescribed P. ( Polypedilum ) , three described and one undescribed P. (Tripodura) and one undescribed species of P. (Uresipedilum) . The undescribed P. (Pentapedilum) species was the most abundant Polypedilum collected, with 88 specimens mounted. Mendes, Andersen & Jocqué (2011) described P. (Polypedilum) panacu from bromeliad phytotelmata in Honduras . Of the three described P. (Tripodura) collected, two were described by Sublette & Sasa (1994) from Guatemala . One of these, P. (Tripodura) luteopedis was the second most abundant Polypedilum collected, with 75 specimens mounted; the widespread P. (T.) apicatum was described from New Mexico , U.S.A. , by Townes (1945) and was also recorded from Guatemala by Sublette & Sasa (1994) .