title: Redescription of Chironomus javanus and Chironomus kiiensis (Diptera: Chironomidae) Larvae and Adults Collected from a Rice Field in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
abstract: Chironomus javanus (Kieffer) and Chironomus kiiensis Tokunaga were redescribed from materials collected from a rice field in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. The larvae can only be distinguished after careful preparation and examination using a compound microscope, but the pupae were not useful to differentiate C. javanus from C. kiiensis. The adult specimens showed clear body and wing characteristics for rapid and accurate identification.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Salman A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Al-Shami
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Che Salmah Md
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rawi
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Abu Hassan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Siti Azizah Mohd
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nor
keywords: Chironomus javanus; Chironomus kiiensis; Non-biting Midges; Rice Field