Abstract

A new larval type in the genus Chironomus is suggested.

Highlights

  • There are nine larval types in the genus Chironomus based on the presence, absence or structure of the lateral and ventral tubules (Proulx et al 2013)

  • We are proposing a tenth type based on the posterior prolegs and the arrangement of the anal tubules – the yama-type

  • While the full details of this Indian species have yet to be clarified, it is clear that it is not in the genus Yama, but in Chironomus, possibly a new subgenus. This larva would be a salinarius-type, since it lacks lateral and ventral tubules. It is recognizably different from all other salinarius-type larvae, and all other larval-types, in the greater length of the posterior prolegs and the star-like arrangement of the anal tubules (Fig. 1)

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Summary

Introduction

An additional larval type in the genus Chironomus – the yama-type Jon Martin1 and Dhananjoy S. Email: j.martin@unimelb.edu.au 2Shree Shree Gourgobind Girls’ College, Imphal, East Manipur 795010, India. There are nine larval types in the genus Chironomus based on the presence, absence or structure of the lateral and ventral tubules (Proulx et al 2013).

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