A new larval record of Lenz, 1941 (Diptera, Chironomidae) for the Turkish fauna

Authors: NURCAN ÖZKAN, SEYHAN AKISKA

Abstract: Demicryptochironomus (Demicryptochironomus) vulneratus (Zetterstedt, 1838) was collected as a total of 4 individuals from the Garzan Brook, Batman Brook (Beşeri), and Tigris River (Hasankeyf) and recorded as a new chironomid larva species for the Turkish potamofauna. The species was identified morphologically under light microscope and photographed with a photomicroscope. In addition, the taxonomic features of the species were illustrated schematically with a scale.

Keywords: Batman Brook, Chironomidae larvae, Diptera, Tigris River, Turkey

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