Cytotaxonomy and Morphology of Chironomid Larvae (Diptera, Chironomidae) in Armenia

Authors: Ninel A. Petrova, Sergey V. Zhirov, Maria V. Harutyunova, Karine V. Harutyunova

Abstract:

In the study of chironomids in Armenia several species of Orthocladiinae subfamily of Cricotopus genus, Diamesinae subfamily of Diamesa genus, and Chironominae subfamily of Chironomus genus, have been identified. In the Cricotopus genus two sibling species were found, not distinguishable by larval morphological features, but clearly distinct cytogenetically.

Keywords: Armenia, Chironomidae, karyotype, larval morphology.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1075621

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