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SYSTEMATICS OF SOME SPECIES OF MICROPSECTRA (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) LIVING IN LOW-ORDER STREAMS IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO, CANADA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D.R. Oliver  and
M.E. Dillon
D.R. Oliver
Affiliation:
Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
M.E. Dillon
Affiliation:
Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
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Abstract

The larvae, pupae, and adult males and females of Micropsectra dives (Johannsen), Micropsectra nigripila (Johannsen), Micropsectra polita (Malloch), and a new species Micropsectra geminata are described.

Résumé

Les auteurs décrivent les larves, les pupes, ainsi que les adultes mâles et femelles de Micropsectra dives (Johannsen), Micropsectra nigripila (Johannsen), Micropsectra polita (Malloch) et de l’espèce nouvelle, Micropsectra geminata.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 126 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 199 - 217
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1994

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