First recorded of Pontomyia Edwards, 1926 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini) in Brazil

Authors

  • Ana Lucia Henriques-Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Rodrigo Adelson Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Jorge Luiz Nessimian Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

Chironominae, marine midges, Brazilian coast

Abstract

Some Pontomyia Edwards, 1926 larvae were sampled associated with algae and sediment at Atol das Rocas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. This is the first record of the genus from South Atlantic Ocean.
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Published

2009-03-01

How to Cite

Henriques-Oliveira, A. L., Silva, R. A., & Nessimian, J. L. (2009). First recorded of Pontomyia Edwards, 1926 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini) in Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 9(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/476

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2009): v9n1

Section

Short Communications