<i>Monopelopia caraguata</i> (Chironomidae: Tanypodinae: Pentaneurini) and <i>Phytotelmatocladius delarosai</i> (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae): Two phytotelmatous chironomids distributed from Florida to Argentina

Phytotelmata are structures present in terrestrial plants such as modified leaves, leafaxils, flowers, stem holes or depressions, open fruits and fallen leaves. These structures allow water to impound and are more common in tropical areas where plant diversity and rainfall are higher (Fish 1983). Th...

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Autores: Siri, Augusto, Donato, Mariano Humberto
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2014
País:Argentina
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositório:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/85645
Acesso em linha:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85645
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Ciencias Naturales
Apiaceae
Bromeliaceae
Catopsis
Eryngium
Hohenbergia
Parthenogenesis
Tillandsia
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Resumo:Phytotelmata are structures present in terrestrial plants such as modified leaves, leafaxils, flowers, stem holes or depressions, open fruits and fallen leaves. These structures allow water to impound and are more common in tropical areas where plant diversity and rainfall are higher (Fish 1983). The phytotelmata provide a suitable habitat where immature chironomids are common inhabitants. In this contribution, the occurrence of the chironomid species Monopelopia caraguata Mendes et al. (Chironomidae: Tanypodinae: Pentaneurini) and Phytotelmatocladius delarosai Epler (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) are reported in Argentina for the first time.