Redescription of Chironomus salinarius (Diptera: Chironomidae), nuisance midges that emerged in brackish water of Jinhae-man (Bay), Kyongsangnam-do, Korea.

Author: Han Il REE ¹ ; Jin Hwoa YUM
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1. Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea. para@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
Publication Type:Original Article
Keywords: Chironomus salinarius; non-biting midge; taxonomy; redescription; Jinhae; Korea
MeSH: Wing/anatomy & histology; Species Specificity; Seawater; Male; Korea; Female; Chironomidae/*anatomy & histology/*classification; Animals; Animal Structures/anatomy & histology
From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2006;44(1):63-66
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Huge numbers of non-biting midges emerged from brackish water which were made at the harbor construction field in Jinhae City, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea in late summer in 2005, and caused a serious nuisance to villagers. The midges were collected and identified as Chironomus salinarius (Kieffer, 1921). Although this species was recorded in Korea for the first time in 1998, the morphological descriptions were so brief and simple. A full redescription is made with detailed illustrations for ecological and control workers of this nuisance midge.