Abstract

DONATO, Mariano; MASSAFERRO, Julieta  and  BROOKS, Stephen J.. Chironomid (Chironomidae: Diptera) checklist from Nahuel Huapi National Park, Patagonia, Argentina. Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. [online]. 2008, vol.67, n.1-2, pp.163-170. ISSN 0373-5680.

This paper presents the first inventory of modern and subfossil taxa of the Family Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Nahuel Huapi National Park in Patagonia, Argentina. The catalogued fauna contains 104 species in 48 genera and 6 sub-families for modern fauna and 52 morphotypes in 36 genera and 4 subfamilies for sub-fossil fauna.

Keywords : Chironomidae; Diversity; Modern fauna; Sub-fossil fauna; Southern Hemisphere.

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