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

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.

Authors:

• Ninel A. Petrova
• Sergey V. Zhirov
• Maria V. Harutyunova
• Karine V. Harutyunova

Keywords:

• Armenia
• Chironomidae
• karyotype
• larval morphology.

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