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Issue: Vol. 2026 No. 1: 4 Mar. 2009
Type: Article
Published: 2009-03-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2026.1.5
Page range: 47–52
Abstract views: 33
PDF downloaded: 1

The pupal exuviae of Chironomus crassimanus Strenzke (Diptera: Chironomidae), an acid-resistant species from Germany

UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Dept. of Inland Water Research Magdeburg, Brückstr. 3A, 39114 Magdeburg, Germany Universidade Federal da Bahia-UFBa, Instituto de Biologia, Depto. de Botânica. Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n-Campus Universitário de Ondina, CEP: 40170–115 Salvador-Bahia, Brasil
University Museum of Zoology Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK
Ellhornstr. 21, D-28195 Bremen, Germany. Earlier: UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Dept. of Inland Water Research Magdeburg
Diptera Chironomidae Chironomus systematics pupa acid water

Abstract

The first descriptions of the pupal exuviae of Chironomus crassimanus Strenzke, 1959 were based on mixed populations of Chironomus which did not allow a proper recognition of their features in the available taxonomical keys. This paper describes the morphological characteristics of Ch. crassimanus based on laboratory-reared specimens. A more comprehensive description is ensued and ecological information on the species is also provided.

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