Telmatogeton macquariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chironomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Culicomorpha Superfamilia: Chironomoidea

Familia: Chironomidae
Subfamilia: Telmatogetoninae
Genus: Telmatogeton
Species: Telmatogeton macquariensis

Name

• Telmatogeton macquariensis (Brundin, 1962)
  • Original combination: Halirytus macquariensis [source: Brundin (1962: 945)]
  • Original status: species [source: Brundin (1962: 945)]
  • Primary type: holotype (designated), female (ANIC, as 'Division of Entomology Museum, C.S.I.R.O., Canberra') [source: Brundin (1962: 951)]
  • Type locality: 'Nuggets Point, Macquarie I.' [source: Brundin (1962: 951)]
  • Secondary types: paratypes (designated), 128 females [source: Brundin (1962: 951)]

References

cited sources

• Brundin, L. 1962: INSECTS OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE. Pacific insects, 4: 945–954. PDF BUGZ

Additional references

• Dartnall, H.J.G.; Hollwedel, W.; Paggi, J.C. de 2005: The freshwater fauna of Macquarie Island, including a redescription of the endemic water-flea Daphnia gelida (Brady) (Anomopoda: Crustacea). Polar biology, 28: 922–939. ISSN: 0722-4060 (Print) 1432-2056 (Online) DOI: 10.1007/s00300-005-0016-2
• Delettre, Y.R.; Frenot, Y.; Vernon, P.; Chown, S.L. 2003: First record of Telmatogeton sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) at Heard Island. Polar biology, 26: 423–426. ISSN: 0722-4060 (Print) 1432-2056 (Online) DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0502-3
• Greenslade, P. 1990: Appendix 7. Terrestrial invertebrates (excluding parasites and mites) of Macquarie Island. pp. 264–266 in: Selkirk, P.M.; Seppelt, R.D.; Selkirk, D.R. Subantarctic Macquarie Island: environment and biology. Studies in polar research ISBN 0521266335 Google books
• Sublette, J.E.; Wirth, W.W. 1980: The Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) of New Zealand's subantarctic islands. New Zealand journal of zoology, 7: 299–378. Google books BUGZ
• van Klinken, R.D.; Greenslade, P. 2006: Insecta. Pp. 18-73 in Greenslade, P., The invertebrates of Macquarie Island. Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania. ISBN 1 876934 107 Reference page.  [see p. 41]