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THE CHIRONOMIDAE (DIPTERA) FOUND IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ANEGADA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Laverne L. Curry  and
M. Catharine Curry
Laverne L. Curry
Affiliation:
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
M. Catharine Curry
Affiliation:
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
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Abstract

Larval forms of Chironomidae were collected on the U.S. Virgin Islands and Anegada, British Virgin Islands. A total of 16 species were found and seven of these were reared to the adult. The species represented 3 subfamilies, 4 tribes, and 12 genera. Species of the genus Chironomus were the most widespread and abundant. In addition, 4 species of Ceratopogonidae and 1 of Chaoboridae were collected.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , March 1971 , pp. 310 - 314
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1971

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