Records of the Genus Paramerina (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from Eastern Himalaya and Satpura Hill Regions of India

Neotrop Entomol. 2013 Oct;42(5):498-504. doi: 10.1007/s13744-013-0149-x. Epub 2013 Aug 15.

Abstract

The pupa and the male imago of Paramerina valida n. sp. and the larva of Paramerina inficia Chaudhuri & Debnath are described and illustrated along with a brief re-description of the adult of P. inficia from the Eastern Himalaya and Satpura hill regions of India. A key to the adult males of the Indian species of the genus Paramerina Fittkau is provided. The notes on ecology of the two species are also provided.

Keywords: Himalaya; Paramerina; Satpura hill; Tanypodinae; epilithic; rheobiontic.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chironomidae* / anatomy & histology
  • Chironomidae* / classification
  • India
  • Larva
  • Male
  • Pupa