Chironomidae


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Noun1.Chironomidae - midges
family Chironomidae
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Nematocera, suborder Nematocera - mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
midge - minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
Chironomus, genus Chironomus - type genus of the Chironomidae
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Larval midge specimens (Diptera: Chironomidae) were mounted on labeled glass slides with CMCP-10 mounting media (Masters Chemical Co., Des Plaines, Illinois) and allowed to cure for 1 mo before identification with the use of a compound microscope.
First Examination of Diet Items Consumed by Wild-Caught Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) in the U.S
Non-biting midges (Insecta: Diptera: Chironomidae) are true flies, and the most widely distributed free-living holometabolous insects (Ferrington 2008).
Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Ecuadorian high-altitude streams: a survey and illustrated key
Chironomidae (Diptera) species diversity of estuaries across a land use gradient on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica
Diversidad de especies de Chironomidae (Diptera) de estuarios en un gradiente de uso de suelo en la costa Caribe de Costa Rica
In terms of occurrence rates, they feed mainly on Chironomidae (52.63 %), Phryganeidae (16.13 %), Branchiopoda (15.68 %), Harpacticidae (13.38 %), and Ephemeroptera (1.86 %).
Habitat, diet, feeding and resting behaviour of the Korean endemic cobitid Iksookimia hugowolfeldi (Cobitidae, Pisces) in the wild
The identification and use of Palaearctic Chironomidae larvae in palaeoecology.
A Paleoenvironmental Study Tracking Eutrophication, Mining Pollution, and Climate Change in Niven Lake, the First Sewage Lagoon of Yellowknife (Northwest Territories)
"Its actual name is chironomidae which, if you look at the end of the word, is where we get the phrase midge.
Midge invasion in Cardiff Bay
Ecological aspects of Chironomidae larvae (Diptera) of the Opia river (Tolima, Colombia)
Aspectos ecologicos de larvas de Chironomidae (Diptera) del rio Opia (Tolima, Colombia)
In the second age class, there was a higher dominance of Chironomidae immature and Alona sp.
Influence of Eichhornia crassipes and Lemna sp. on the natural diet of Astyanax altiparanae Garutti & Britski, 2000 in the initial stages/Influencia de Eichhornia crassipes e Lemna sp. na alimentacao natural de Astyanax altiparanae Garutti & Britski, 2000 na fase inicial
Se colectaron 8595 individuos pertenecientes a 11 ordenes, 32 familias y 56 generos o morfotipos, entre los cuales la familia Chironomidae fue la mas abundante con un 81% del total de individuos, de los que el 50% pertenecen al genero Cricotopus y 49% a Polypedilum, seguida por la familia Simuliidae con 10% de los individuos, en la que el genero Gigantodax fue el mas representativo con 58%.
Colonizacion de macroinvertebrados acuaticos en hojas de miconia sp. y eucalyptus sp. en la subcuenca alta del rio Chinchina, Colombia

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