New records of non-biting midges (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) from Mallorca, Spain
Ten species of non-biting midges belonging to the subfamily Orthocladiinae were found in samples from predominantly madicolous habitats in Mallorca, Spain. One species, Bryophaenocladius nidorum (Edwards, 1929), has not previously been recorded from Spain, while Smittia pratorum (Goetghebuer, 1927),...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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NTNU University Museum Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2016-09-01
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| Series: | CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/article/view/1990 |
| Summary: | Ten species of non-biting midges belonging to the subfamily Orthocladiinae were found in samples from predominantly madicolous habitats in Mallorca, Spain. One species, Bryophaenocladius nidorum (Edwards, 1929), has not previously been recorded from Spain, while Smittia pratorum (Goetghebuer, 1927), Bryophaenocladius inconstans (Brundin, 1947), Orthocladius (O.) maius Goetghebuer, 1942, Paracladius conversus (Walker, 1856) and Paraphaenocladius impensus (Walker, 1856) are recorded for the first time from the Balearic Islands. |
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| ISSN: | 0172-1941 2387-5372 |