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Issue: Vol. 2315 No. 1: 21 Dec. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-12-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2315.1.3
Page range: 31–38
Abstract views: 60
PDF downloaded: 2

A redescription of Rheotanytarsus lamellatus Reiss in all stages (Diptera: Chironomidae) and new records from Argentina

CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina
Instituto de Limnología “Dr. R. A. Ringuelet” (ILPLA-CCT La Plata-CONICET-UNLP), Argentina
Diptera Tanytarsini Rheotanytarsus systematics new records mountain streams Neotropical

Abstract

Immature stages and adult female of Rheotanytarsus lamellatus Reiss are described for the first time, and the male is redescribed, diagnosed and compared with R. meridionalis (Johannsen). Both species are reported for the first time from Argentina. Keys to South American male adults and pupae are given.

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