Quironómidos (Diptera, Chironomidae) de alta montaña de la Sierra de Estrela (Portugal) y adiciones a la fauna de Portugal y la Península Ibérica

M. Rieradevall; M. L. Chaves; N. Prat

doi:10.3989/graellsia.2007.v63.i2.94

High altitude Chironomidae (Diptera) of Serra da Estrela (Portugal): Additions to the Portuguese and Iberian Peninsula fauna

Authors

M. Rieradevall Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universitat de Barcelona
M. L. Chaves Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Instituto de Oceanografia
N. Prat Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universitat de Barcelona

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https://doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2007.v63.i2.94

Keywords:

Diptera, Chironomidae, high mountain streams, Serra da Estrela, Portugal, Iberian Peninsula

Abstract

A Chironomidae (Diptera) fauna list for headwater streams of high altitude areas in Serra da Estrela (Portugal) is presented, doubling the previously established species richness for the region. The findings include 17 new records for Portugal, which represent an increase to 219 species for the Continental Portugal Chironomidae fauna. Two new records were detected for the Iberian Peninsula: one species (Tvetenia duodenaria), and one subgenus –Psectrocladius (Mesopsectrocladius)–; and the presence of the genus Natarsia is confirmed. The last two occurrences correspond to monoespecific taxa of the Palearctic region. However, as taxonomic identification has been based on larval material, instead of pupae, pupal exuviae or imagoes, species level assignment is still uncertain.

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2007-12-30

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Rieradevall M, Chaves ML, Prat N. High altitude Chironomidae (Diptera) of Serra da Estrela (Portugal): Additions to the Portuguese and Iberian Peninsula fauna. Graellsia [Internet]. 2007Dec.30 [cited 2025May1];63(2):273-8. Available from: https://graellsia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/graellsia/article/view/94

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Vol. 63 No. 2 (2007)

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