Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856 (Chironomidae: Telmatogetoninae) A New Record for the Turkish Fauna

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  • Ayşe Taşdemir Ege Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi

Keywords:

Chironomidae, Telmatogetoninae, Thalassomya frauenfeldi, new records, Turkey.

Abstract

The subfamily Telmatogetoninae and Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856 are reported for the first time from Turkey. The material was sampled as a result of evaluating three benthic samples. The samples were taken within the framework of an environmental impact assessment project conducted in č°zmir Bay, western Turkey, in April 2009. As a consequence, the number of subfamilies of Chironomidae known from Turkey has increased to 7.

Author Biography

Ayşe Taşdemir, Ege Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi

Entomology

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Published

16.03.2012

How to Cite

Taşdemir, A. (2012). Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856 (Chironomidae: Telmatogetoninae) A New Record for the Turkish Fauna. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 14(1), 91–94. Retrieved from https://www.entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/375

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Journal of the Entomological Research Society