title: Morphology of the adult male and pupal exuviae ofGlyptotendipes(Glyptotendipes)glaucus(Meigen 1818) (Diptera, Chironomidae) using scanning electron microscope (SEM).
abstract: In this paper, a study of the morphology of the pupa and male imago of Glyptotendipes (G.) glaucus (Meigen 1818) was carried out, with the aid of a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The SEM provided additional valuable information on the morphology of the species. Adult male head, antenna, wing, leg, abdomen, hypopygium, pupal cephalothorax and abdomen were examined. It is emphasized that SEM was not often used in Chironomidae studies. The present results confirm SEM as a suitable approach in carrying out morphological and taxonomical descriptions of Chironomidae species.
authors.affiliation: Karol Starmach Department of Freshwater Biology, Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Mickiewicza 33, Krakow, Poland.. kownacki@iop.krakow.pl.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kownacki
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Woznicka
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szarek-Gwiazda
authors.forename: Paraskeva
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Michailova
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Czaplicka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002683:Chironomidae; D004175:Diptera; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011679:Pupa; D014921:Wings, Animal
keywords: Diptera, Glyptotendipes (G.) glaucus, pupal exuviae, male, morphology