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Faunistic Study of Genus Chironomus Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Darjeeling Himalaya, India


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The dipteran family Chironomidae is commonly known as "non-biting midges" which occur in all zoo-geographical regions on earth including Antarctica. In the study area of the Darjeeling Himalaya of West Bengal, presently 10 species belonging to the genus Chironomus Meigen, viz., Chironomus crassiforceps (Kieffer), C. filitarsis Kieffer, C. fortistylus Chaudhuri, Das and Sublette, C. indiaensis Martin, C. javanus Kieffer, C. leptochirus Kieffer, C. lobaticeps Kieffer, C. pulcher Wiedemann, C. ramosus Chaudhuri, Das and Sublette and C. striatipennis Kieffer have been collected and reported hereunder from freshwater habitats in the montane, submontane and adjacent planes.

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Faunistic Study, Insect Genus Chironomus, Darjeeling Himalaya.
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Nirmalya Das
Department of Zoology, Nabadwip Vidyasagar College, Post-Nabadwip, Dist.-Nadia, Pin-741 302, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The dipteran family Chironomidae is commonly known as "non-biting midges" which occur in all zoo-geographical regions on earth including Antarctica. In the study area of the Darjeeling Himalaya of West Bengal, presently 10 species belonging to the genus Chironomus Meigen, viz., Chironomus crassiforceps (Kieffer), C. filitarsis Kieffer, C. fortistylus Chaudhuri, Das and Sublette, C. indiaensis Martin, C. javanus Kieffer, C. leptochirus Kieffer, C. lobaticeps Kieffer, C. pulcher Wiedemann, C. ramosus Chaudhuri, Das and Sublette and C. striatipennis Kieffer have been collected and reported hereunder from freshwater habitats in the montane, submontane and adjacent planes.

Keywords


Faunistic Study, Insect Genus Chironomus, Darjeeling Himalaya.

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