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Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) effusus
Creators
- 1. Taxanama Corp., 25 Mabelle Ave, Toronto, ON, M 9 A 4 Y 1, Canada.
- 2. Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Description
Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) effusus (Walker, 1856)
Adults: Male described by Albu (1968), Lehman (1969), Saether (1985), Makarchenko and Makarchenko (2005), hypopygium in key by Pinder (1978). Female described by Saether (1985).
Immatures: Pupa described by Saether (1985), in key by Langton (1991). Larva described by Cranston (1982), Saether (1985), and in key by Epler (2001).
Ecology and Habitat: Larvae mainly inhabit springs (Thienemann 1954).
NE: Canada (Alberta, Northwest Territories); USA (Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota). Widespread in the Palearctic.
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Biodiversity
- Family
- Chironomidae
- Genus
- Rheocricotopus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Diptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Walker
- Species
- effusus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Rheocricotopus (Rheocricotopus) effusus (Walker, 1856) sec. Namayandeh & Beresford, 2018
References
- Albu, P. 1968. Chironomide din Carpatii romanesti (III). - Studii si Cercetari de Biologie, Serie de Zoologie. Bot. 20 (5): 455 - 465.
- Pinder, L. C. V. 1978. A key to adult males of the British Chironomidae (Diptera), Vol. 1, The key; Vol. 2, Illustrations of the Hypopygia. - Freshwater Biological Association Scientific Publication 37: 1 - 169.
- Langton, P. H. 1991. A key to pupal exuviae of West Palaearctic Chironomidae. Private publication. Printed by Graytones, UK. 386 p.
- Cranston, P. S. 1982. A key to the larvae of the British Orthocladiinae (Chironomidae). - Scientific Publication Freshwater Biological Association 45: 1 - 152.
- Epler, J. H. 2001. Identification manual for the larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina. A guide to the taxonomy of the midges of the southeastern United States including Florida. Special Publication SJ 2001 - SP 13. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality and St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL, 530 p.