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#51
Adults / Re: Body size
Last post by Martin Spies - March 18, 2023, 12:41:23 PM
Brodin, Y., Hellberg, J. (2023) Smaller, lighter coloured and less hairy Procladius (Diptera, Chironomidae) in warmer climate. Biologia: 8 pp. [publd online 15.ii.2023]
#52
Biology, ecology, phenology / Re: Recent publications
Last post by Martin Spies - February 17, 2023, 04:07:27 PM
2022

Bespalaya, Y. V., Sousa, R., Gofarov, M. Yu., Kondakov, A. V., Kropotin, A. V., Palatov, D. M., Vikhrev, I. V., Bolotov, I. N. (2022) An exploration of the hidden endosymbionts of Corbicula in the native range. Ecology (e3836): 5 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd online 25.ix.2022]

Bethin, J., Krell, R. K., Philbrick, C. T. (2022) New arthropod-Podostemaceae associations in Central and South America. ZooKeys 1129: 45-54. [publd 11.xi.2022]

Bolotov, I. N., Eliseeva, T. A., Kondakov, A. V., Konopleva, E. S., Palatov, D. M., Sokolova, A. M., Vikhrev, I. V., Gofarov, M. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Chan, N., Lunn, Z., Win, T. (2022) Hidden shelter-like associations of minute Alboglossiphonia leeches (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) with sedentary animals and molluscs. Limnologica 97(item 126028): 24 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd online 23.ix.2022]

Bonacina, L., Fasano, F., Mezzanotte, V., Fornaroli, R. (2022) Effects of water temperature on freshwater macroinvertebrates: a systematic review. Biol. Reviews (item 12903): 31 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd online 29.ix.2022]

Makarchenko, E. A., Semenchenko, A. A., Palatov, D. M. (2022) Chironomids are commensals of the larvae and pupae of Blephariceridae and Simuliidae from the North Caucasus (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae). Zootaxa 5141(4): 373-384. [publd 27.v.2022]

Outa, J. O., Hörweg, C., Avenant-Oldewage, A., Jirsa, F. (2022) Neglected symbionts and other metazoan invertebrates associated with molluscs from Africa's largest lake: Diversity, biotic interactions and bioindication. Freshwater Biol. (item 13998): 11 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd online 28.ix.2022]

Pereira, T. P. L., Garcia, C. de A., Bravo, F., Delabie, J. H. C. (2022) Winged insects associated with the poorly studied forest fire ant Solenopsis virulens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Eur. J. Entomol. 119: 439-447. [BRAZIL, Atlantic Forest; Lipurometriocnemus spec.]

Prat, N. (2022) A case of phoresis of midges on Zygoptera. CHIRONOMUS J. Chironomidae Res. 35: 1 p. [publd 7.iii.2022]

Ward, M. S., Sites, R. W. (2022) Descriptions of the nymphal instars of Gestroiella siamensis Polhemus, Polhemus, and Sites (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Naucoridae) and phoretic association with Nanocladius Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae). Proc. ent. Soc. Washington 123(4): 869-877. [publd 13.iv.2022]
#53
Collecting and rearing / Re: Selected recent publicatio...
Last post by Martin Spies - February 02, 2023, 02:29:11 PM
2022

Begić, V., Sertić Perić, M., Hančić, S., Marchiotti, I., Gabud, T., Šestak Panižić, I., Radanović, I., Korać, P. (2022) Effectiveness of five different solutions for preserving aquatic insects commonly used in morphological and stream ecology studies. Biologia [Berlin]: 16 pp. [publd online 22.xii.2022]

Neuswanger, J. R., Schoen, E. R., Wipfli, M. S., Volk, C. J., Savereide, J. W. (2022) A suction pump sampler for invertebrate drift detects exceptionally high concentrations of small invertebrates that drift nets miss. Hydrobiologia 849(9): 2077-2089 + 2 suppl. web videos.
#54
2013 Holarctic larvae manual / Re: 2013 manual on Holarctic l...
Last post by Martin Spies - January 13, 2023, 11:33:26 AM
The main PDF file attached to the first post in this topic has been updated.

The updated entries in this main file can be found quickly using   2023-01   as the search term.
#55
Recently published / Re: Smaller subfamilies - new ...
Last post by Martin Spies - January 11, 2023, 02:58:27 PM
2022

Andersen, T. (2022) A new species of Paraphrotenia Brundin, 1966 (Diptera, Chironomidae, Aphroteniinae) from the coastal mountains in southern Chile. Norw. J. Ent. 69(2): 237-242. [publd 14.xii.2022]

Makarchenko, E. A. (2022) A new species of Diamesa Meigen (Diptera, Chironomidae, Diamesinae) from Hokkaido Island, Japan. Evraziat. Entomol. Zh. (= Euroas. Entomol. J.) 21(1): 90-92. [in English with Russian abstract, etc.]

Makarchenko, E. A., Semenchenko, A. A., Dragan, S. V. (2022) Review on the fauna and taxonomy of Diamesinae subfamily (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Republic of Khakassia (Russia), with morphological description and DNA barcoding of the discovered species. Evraziat. Entomol. Zh. (= Euroas. Entomol. J.) 21(1): 73-89. [in English with Russian abstract, etc.]

Makarchenko, E. A., Semenchenko, A. A., Palatov, D. M. (2022) Taxonomy of Diamesa steinboecki group (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae), with description and DNA barcoding of new species. I. Subgroups steinboecki and longipes. Zootaxa 5125(5): 483-512. [publd 13.iv.2022]

Shimabukuro, E. M., Silva, F. L. da, Pepinelli, M., Trivinho-Strixino, S., Lamas, C. J. E. (2022) A new species of Parochlus (Diptera: Chironomidae) reveals intriguing features of larva at the oldest South American highlands. Studs neotrop. Fauna Envir.: 9 pp. [publd online 2.v.2022]
#56
Biomonitoring / Re: Publications
Last post by Martin Spies - January 06, 2023, 11:14:08 AM
2022

Boggero,  A.,  Kamburska,  L.,  Zaupa, S., Ciampittiello, M., Paganelli, D., Cifoni, M., Rogora, M., Di Lorenzo, T. (2022) Sampling and laboratory protocols to study the effects of water-level management on the littoral invertebrate fauna in deep and large temperate lakes. J. Limnol. 81(s2, Article 2073): 12 pp. [publd 23.ix.2022]

Montaño-Campaz, M. L., G-Dias, L., Toro-Restrepo, B. (2022) Chironomus columbiensis (Diptera: Chironomidae) as test organism for aquatic bioassays: Mass rearing and biological traits. An. Acad. Bras. Cienc. 94(3, e20210389): 13 pp. [publd online 27.vi.2022]

Rossaro, B., Marziali, L., Boggero, A. (2022) Response of chironomids to key environmental factors: perspective for biomonitoring. Insects [Basle] 13(10, paper 911): 1-22 + online suppl. material. [publd 7.x.2022]
#57
Various topics / Re: CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chir...
Last post by Martin Spies - January 02, 2023, 10:44:35 AM
Volume 35 (2022) of the CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research has been completed and published in its final form.

Please see, e.g.,
https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/issue/view/435/40
#58
Faunistic publications / Re: 2022
Last post by Martin Spies - October 28, 2022, 09:24:50 AM
Morrone, J. J. (2022) When phylogenetics met biogeography: Willi Hennig, Lars Brundin and the roots of phylogenetic and cladistic biogeography. Cladistics: 12 pp. (publd online 19.x.2022]
#59
Phylogeny / Re: Recent publications
Last post by Martin Spies - October 28, 2022, 09:23:49 AM
2022

Morrone, J. J. (2022) When phylogenetics met biogeography: Willi Hennig, Lars Brundin and the roots of phylogenetic and cladistic biogeography. Cladistics: 12 pp. (publd online 19.x.2022]
#60
Established earlier / Re: Keys
Last post by Martin Spies - October 26, 2022, 01:47:20 PM
2022

Bendt, T., Schiffels, S. (2022) Taxonomie für die Praxis. Bestimmungshilfen – Makrozoobenthos (4). Chironomidenlarven. Band 2 – Tanypodinae, Diamesinae, Prodiamesinae, Podonominae, Telmatogetoninae, Buchonomyiinae und Tanytarsini. LANUV-Arbeitsblatt 50, Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen, Recklinghausen; 330 pp. [NOTE: not a key in a classical sense, but an 'identification aid' offering genus and species profiles with many high-quality photographs; may be ordered via: https://www.lanuv.nrw.de/landesamt/veroeffentlichungen/publikationen/arbeitsblaetter]

Cuppen, H., Tempelman, D. (2022) Identification keys for the 4th stage larvae and pupal exuviae of north west European species of Orthocladius Van der Wulp, 1874 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae). Lauterbornia 88: 83-124. [publd 26.iv.2022]

Krasheninnikov, A. B., Przhiboro, A. A. (2022) On taxonomy of the subgenus Amblycladius of the genus Chaetocladius (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5168(4): 494-500.  [publd 25.vii.2022]

Liu, W.-B., Yao, Y., Chang, T., Yan, Ch.-C., Lin, X.-L. (2022) Contribution to the knowledge of Rheotanytarsus pellucidus species group from China (Diptera, Chironomidae): three new and one newly recorded species. Zootaxa 5188(2): 145-156. [publd 16.ix.2022]

Mondal, D., Mukherjee, T., Hazra, N. (2022) On a new species of the genus Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from India with cladistic relationship and a world key to the known males. Zootaxa 5154(3): 365-379. [publd 15.vi.2022]

Mondal, D., Mukherjee, T., Hazra, N. (2022) Two new species of Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962 from forests in India along with a key to adult males of Oriental and Palearctic species (Diptera: Chironomidae). CHIRONOMUS J. Chironomidae Res. 35: 32-42. [publd 17.viii.2022]

Moubayed, J., Clévenot, P. (2022) Smittia balmea, S. corsicana and S. tyrrhena, spp. n. three new semiterrestrial species from continental France and Corsica [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. Ephemera 23(1): 29-42.

Moubayed, J., Guisset, P. (2022) Pseudorthocladius queretanus sp. n., a crenophilous species inhabiting a cold stream in Eastern Pyrenees, France [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. Ephemera 23(1): 7-16.

Moubayed, J., Langton, P. (2022) Redescription of the type specimens of Georthocladius (Georthocladius) collarti (Goet., 1941) and Parachaetocladius scaturiginis (Goet., 1940) n. comb. with keys to the European species [Diptera, Chironomidae]. Ephemera 23(1): 17-28.

Mukherjee, B., Hazra, N. (2022) First records of three genera, Cyphomella Sæther, 1977, Olecryptotendipes Zorina, 2007 and Robackia Sæther, 1977 of the Harnischia complex from India with description of O. extentus sp. n., O. obtunsus sp. n. and R. aequilongia sp. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5091(2): 330-340. [publd 13.i.2022]

Mukherjee, B., Hazra, N. (2022) Two new species of Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 1941 from India with tentative phylogenetic relationship and a revised world key to known males (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5175(1): 88-100. [publd 15.viii.2022]

Mukherjee, T., Som, D. K., Hazra, N. (2022) Two new species of Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932 from India with a key to Oriental species adult males (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae). Zootaxa 5200(1): 51-62. [publd 26.x.2022]

Orel, O. V. (2022) Additional data on Olecryptotendipes secundus (Zorina, 2003) from Russian Far East, with a description of preimaginal stages (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5205(1): 87-96. [publd 4.xi.2022]

Qi, X., Yao, Y., Liu, W.-B., Yan, Ch.-C., Wang, X.-H., Lin, X.-L. (2022) Review of the Rheotanytarsus muscicola species group from China (Diptera: Chironomidae). Diversity [Basle] 14(5, paper 383): 16 pp. [publd online 12.v.2022]

Rossaro, B. (2022) Description of some West-Palearctic species of Eukiefferiella Thienemann, Tvetenia Kieffer and Tokunagaia Sæther (Diptera, Chironomidae). Evraziat. Entomol. Zh. (= Euroas. Entomol. J.) 21(1): 48-67. [in English, with Russian abstract]

Rossaro, B., Marziali, L., Magoga, G., Montagna, M., Boggero, A. (2022) Corrections and additions to descriptions of some species of the subgenus Orthocladius s. str. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). Insects 13(1, item 51): 1-24 + online suppl. material. [publd 2.i.2022]