Records of the Genus Paramerina (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from Eastern Himalaya and Satpura Hill Regions of India.
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.
Entomology Research Unit, Dept of Zoology, The Univ of Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
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Entomology Research Unit, Dept of Zoology, The Univ of Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
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Entomology Research Unit, Dept of Zoology, The Univ of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. abhijitau@rediffmail.com.
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Mazumdar
D000818:Animals; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D007194:India; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D011679:Pupa
Himalaya; Paramerina; Satpura hill; Tanypodinae; epilithic; rheobiontic