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Type: Article
Published: 2015-05-15
Page range: 334–341
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The presence of species of Pseudochironomus Malloch 1915 (Diptera: Chironomidae) in watercourses of Chaco Serrano Ecoregion (Argentina, South America)

Instituto de Limnología “Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet” (CONICET, CCT La Plata, UNLP) Argentina
Fac de Tecnología y Cs Aplicadas (CONICET, UNCa, Catamarca) Argentina
Pseudochironomus redescription first record Chaco Serrano Argentina Neotropical Region Diptera America

Abstract

Male imagos of Pseudochironomus viridis (Kieffer) are redescribed, the immature stages are described and figured for the first time. During this study, larva and pupal exuviae associated to P. richardsoni (Malloch) were recorded for the first time for South America. The specimens were collected from a stream and a river in the Pampasic Hills System in the Chaco Serrano ecoregion of Argentina.