Comparison of selected parts of larval morphology in some species of the genus Chironomus (Diptera: Chironomidae) using Scanning Electron Microscope

Comparison of small sized and weakly chitinized structures such as the labrum (labral setae SI-SIII, labral lamella, tormal bar, pecten epipharings) and the maxilla (maxillary palp, lacinial chaeta) is provided in larvae of Chironomus plumosus, C. balatonicus, C. usenicus C. melanotus, C. acerbiphi...

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Main Authors: Andrzej Kownacki, Ewa Szarek-Gwiazda, Michał Dykas, Izabela Jabłońska-Barna, Paraskeva Michailova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:https://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1739