Paracladius alpicola (Zetterstedt, 1850), A New Chironomid Species for the Turkish Limnofauna

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Keywords:

Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae, midge larvae, Lake Kartal

Abstract

 Paracladius alpicola (Zetterstedt, 1850) is reported for the first time for Turkish limnofauna from Lake Kartal (Denizli, Beyagac), southwestern Turkey. Specifically including P. conversus and other similar taxon under genus Paracladius, the morphological characteristics of the fourth-instar P. alpicola larvae, and ecological attributes of the habitat are described.

Author Biographies

  • Gürçay Kıvanç Akyıldız, Pamukkale University

    Pamukkale University, Vocational High School of Technical Sciences, Department of Electronic and Automation, Program of Biomedical Equipment Technology

  • Ayşe Taşdemir, Ege University

    Department of Hydrobiology, Fisheries Faculty, Ege University, 35100 Bornova - Izmir,TURKEY

  • Mustafa Ruşen Ustaoğlu, Ege University
    Department of Hydrobiology, Fisheries Faculty, Ege University, 35100 Bornova - Izmir,TURKEY

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Published

08.12.2015

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2015): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society

How to Cite

Paracladius alpicola (Zetterstedt, 1850), A New Chironomid Species for the Turkish Limnofauna. (2015). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17(3), 69-73. https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/921