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THE INTERTIDAL CHIRONOMIDAE (DIPTERA) OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: I. KEYS TO THEIR LIFE STAGES1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Richard L. Morley  and
Richard A. Ring
Richard L. Morley
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Richard A. Ring
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
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Abstract

Intertidal Chironomidae (Diptera) are represented on the coast of British Columbia by Paraclunio alaskensis Coquillett and Saunderia pacificus Saunders, S. marinus Saunders, and S. clavicornis Saunders. The larvae, pupae, and adult males can now be easily identified with the aid of the new keys. The mentum of the labium was found to be an especially useful taxonomic character for the separation of the larvae of these four species.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 104 , Issue 7 , July 1972 , pp. 1093 - 1098
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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