Riparian deforestation is one of the main causes of change in freshwater ecosystems,
resulting in the reduction of biological integrity and the loss of ecosystem functions. Our goal …

Marine and freshwater ecosystems differ in persistence, size, population connectivity, and
the variance in physical and biotic conditions they experience. These differences may select …

Morphological studies of insects can help us to understand the concomitant or sequential
functionality of complex structures and may be used to hypothetize distinct levels of …

Claudiotendipes n. gen. and Sigmoitendipes n. gen. are described and figured based on
adults, pupae and larvae. Two species are included in Claudiotendipes: the type species, C …

Thin layers of water running over rocky surfaces are characteristic of madicolous habitats,
which harbor a peculiar Chironomidae community. However, information on the identity …

Only 30 chironomid species distributed in 16 genera and three subfamilies are formally
recorded to Colombia. Another 32 genera and two subfamilies have been recorded on larval …

 Abstract An updated checklist of Mexican non-biting midges (Chironomidae) is presented. A
total of 110 species of Chironomidae are known for Mexico: 52 species in 25 genera belong …

We provide a photographic guide and taxonomic diagnosis of Chironomidae larval remains
obtained from surface sediments and short cores of 92 waterbodies situated on the Yucatan …

Reduced-impact logging (RIL) is an alternative land use because it reduces damage to
forest cover in comparison with clear-cut practices. However, management practices …

Oukuriella is a Neotropical genus of Chironomidae (Diptera) that was described by Epler in
1986 on the basis of three species, type species O. albistyla, and are divided into two …