First record of Telmatogeton sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) at Heard Island

• Main Authors: Delettre Y.R., Frenot Y., Vernon P., Chown S.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: fly; new record; range expansion; zoogeography; Heard Island and McDonald Islands; Chironomidae; Diptera; Insecta; Invertebrata; Telmatogeton; Heard; Heard Island; McDonald Islands; Southern Ocean; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/11642

Several specimens (larvae, pupa, females) of Telmatogeton sp. were found for the first time at Heard Island in the 2000/2001 season. Owing to the morphological characters of the individuals collected, the absence of males among the material, and lack of information concerning morphological variation...