Works on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
Published research works tagged with the topic “Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology”.
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Updated checklist of mayflies from northeastern Algeria with biogeographical and ecological insights (Insecta, Ephemero…
Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) play a crucial role in nutrient cycling and energy transfer between ecotones, making them key indicators of freshwater ecosystem health. As part of a broa…
Description of the larva of Isoperla orobica Ravizza, 1975 (Plecoptera, Perlodidae), with notes on ecology and distribu…
The larva of Isoperla orobica Ravizza, 1975, an endemic Alpine species, is described with information about the distribution and ecology in Switzerland. New barcodes were generate…
First report of Cloeon vanharteni Gattolliat & Sartori, 2008 (Baetidae, Ephemeroptera) in the Maghreb
Cloeon vanharteni Gattolliat & Sartori, 2008 was newly discovered in the framework of our study of Ephemeroptera in the Draa basin, located in the southern region of the High Atla…
New species of Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge from New Guinea (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae): a never-ending story of diversity
Investigations of material collected partly in 1999 and mainly between 2006 and 2016 in New Guinea, mostly along the high, central mountain chain of the island, further increased …
Inventory and pattern of distribution of mayflies (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) in the Draa river basin, southern Morocco
The Draa river basin is located south of the High Atlas Mountain rangee in Morocco. The Ephemeroptera (mayflies) fauna of its three sub-basins: the High, Middle, and Lower Draa ar…
A new species of Alainites (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from Thailand
A new species of Baetidae, Alainites siamensis sp. nov., is described from Thailand. This new species is closely related to Alainites lingulatus Tong & Dudgeon, 2000, Alainites la…
Rediscovery of Stactobia eatoniella McLachlan, 1880 (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) in Switzerland after more than seventy…
A specimen of Stactobia eatoniella, a hygropetric species of micro-caddisfly considered extinct in Switzerland, was discovered in the Morge in Valais in March 2020 during routine …
A new species of Cincticostella (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) from China
Cincticostella tornata, a new species of Ephemerellidae, is described from China. It belongs to the insolta-species group and is closely related to C. femorata. It is hitherto onl…
Reinstatement of Leuctra biellensis Festa, 1942 (Plecoptera, Leuctridae)
Both molecular and morphologic characters support the reinstatement of Leuctra biellensis Festa, 1942 as a valid species distinct from Leuctra nigra (Olivier, 1811). Genetic dista…
On the genus Chaetocladius s. str. Kieffer, 1911 from Switzerland with descriptions of five new relic species occurring…
A description of the male adults of five Chaetocladius s. str. species (C. castellae sp. n., C. lencioniae sp. n., C. lodscrozetae sp. n., C. macunensis sp. n. and C. muttensis sp…
Invasive plant-induced shifts in water chemistry and microeukaryotes enhance mosquito development
Invasive non-native plants can cause ecological, economic, and health impacts worldwide, yet how these impacts cascade from a primary producer to multiple consumers remains poorly…
I eat what my mother eats. Maternal effects on food preferences in invasive amphipods
Invasive alien species achieve their success through a set of traits that give them a fitness advantage over other species. Many of them are characterised by a generalist diet wit…
Navicula congqiancuoensis sp. nov. — a new diatom species (Bacillariophyceae) from Sichuan Province, China
In this study, we describe a new diatom, Navicula congqiancuoensis sp. nov., which was found in epilithon samples collected from a small mountain lake, at Lake Congqiancuo, Sichua…
Caloneis nanyiensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) from Nanyi Lake of Anhui Province, China
A new species, Caloneis nanyiensis sp. nov., is described from Nanyi Lake, the largest lake in southern Anhui Province, China. Observations were made using a light and scanning el…
Five new species in the genus Staurosirella (Bacillariophyta) from European freshwater habitats
Several populations belonging to the genus Staurosirella have been observed in European rivers that were previously identified as Staurosirella pinnata. In light of the recent tax…
Two new freshwater species of Surirella (Bacillariophyta) from the Wuling Mountains, China
Two sympatric Surirella species found at the same specific locality in the Wuling Mountains of China are documented with light and scanning electron microscope. Both species are n…
Ultrastructure of three Species of Entomoneis (Bacillariophyta) from Lake Qinghai of China, with reference to the exte…
Three sympatric Entomoneis species, found at the same specific locality in Lake Qinghai, China, are studied by using light and scanning electron microscope. Two species are propos…
Diatoms from Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska, USA
As a contribution to our knowledge of diatom biodiversity and biogeography in the United States, high resolution light microscope images are provided for 139 diatom taxa recorded …
The species of Thalerosphyrus Eaton, 1881 (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae, Ecdyonurinae) in Java and Sumatra, wi…
Three species belonging to the genus Thalerosphyrus Eaton, 1881 are reported from Java and Sumatra. The nymphs of Th. determinatus (Walker, 1853) from Java, Th. sinuosus (Navás, 1…
A review of the Nearctic genus Prostoia (Ricker) (Plecoptera, Nemouridae), with the description of a new species and a …
The Nearctic genus Prostoia (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) is reviewed. Prostoia ozarkensis sp. n. is described from the male and female adult stages mainly from the Interior Highland r…
Discovery of an alien species of mayfly in South America (Ephemeroptera)
Despite its wide, almost worldwide distribution, the mayfly genusCloeonLeach, 1815 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) is restricted in the Western hemisphere to North America, where a sing…
Review of the New Caledonian species of Acritoptila Wells, 1982 (Trichoptera, Insecta), with descriptions of 3 new spe…
We review the New Caledonian representatives of the Australasian endemic hydroptiline genus Acritoptila, based on examination of a considerable collection of material in the Swedi…
A review of Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus species group from China, with the description of three new sp…
The Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus species group from China is reviewed. Three new species, R. (P.) brochus sp. n., R. (P.) rotundus sp. n. and R. (P.) serratus sp. …
New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
The Chinese species of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str., 1874 is reviewed. M. (M.) calcaneum sp. n. is described and illustrated as adult male. M. (M.) albolineatus (Meigen) is r…
Review of genus Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China
The genus Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943 from China, including 12 species, is reviewed. Five new species, P. (P.) binarius sp. n., P. (P.) cylindratus sp. n., P. (P.) digitus…
Review and redescription of species in the Oecetis avara group, with the description of 15 new species (Trichoptera, Le…
The O. avara group of Oecetis is formally defined to include 4 described species, O. avara (Banks), O. disjuncta (Banks), O. elata Denning & Sykora, and O. metlacenis Bueno-Soria,…
A taxonomic revision of the silphaeformis species-group of the genus Tachinus Gravenhorst (Staphylinidae, Tachyporinae)…
The Chinese species of the silphaeformis group of the genus Tachinus Gravenhorst are revised with fifteen species being treated. Thirteen of them are described as new: T. armatus …
New species and records of the stonefly genus Neoperla (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from Jinhuacha Nature Reserve, Guangxi of…
Two new Neoperla species (Neoperla mesospina, Neoperla latispina) are described from the adult male stage from the Jinhuacha Nature Reserve, Guangxi of China. The new species are …
A review of the Nearctic genus Zealeuctra Ricker (Plecoptera, Leuctridae), with the description of a new species from t…
The stonefly genus Zealeuctra (Plecoptera: Leuctridae) is endemic to the central and eastern Nearctic regions and is presently comprised of 10 species. Scanning electron microscop…
Stoneflies of the genus Neoperla (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve, Fujian of China
The species of the genus Neoperla are reviewed from Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve located in the Fujian Province of southeastern China, including the description of a new …
New species and records of Parametriocnemus Goetghebuer from China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
The Chinese species of Parametriocnemus Goetghebuer are reviewed. Two species, P. fortis sp. n. and P. vittatus sp. n. are described and illustrated as males, and P. ornaticornis …
Chaetopteryx bucari sp. n., a new species from the Chaetopteryx rugulosa group from Croatia (Insecta, Trichoptera, Limn…
We describe a new autumnal caddisfly species Chaetopteryx bucari sp. n. from 8 localities in the Banovina region of Croatia. We also present molecular, taxonomic and ecological no…
The larva of Drusus vinconi Sipahiler, 1992 (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae, Drusinae)
This paper describes the previously unknown larva of Drusus vinconi Sipahiler, 1992. Information on the morphology of the 5th larval instar is given, and the most important diagno…
The genus Alterosa Blahnik 2005 (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae, Philopotaminae) in northeastern Brazil, including the des…
Alterosa Blahnik 2005 contains 35 described species distributed in southern and southeastern Brazil. Three new species of Alterosa from northeastern Brazil are described and illus…
Two new species in the subfamily Perlinae (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from China
Two species in the genera Neoperla and Kamimuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from China are described as new: Kamimuria guangxia sp. n., and Neoperla mesostyla sp. n. The new species a…
Two new species of Neoperla (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from China
Two species of the genus Neoperla from China are described as new: Neoperla furcostyla sp. n., and N. similidella sp. n. The new species are compared to similar taxa.
The New Caledonian genus Caledonotrichia Sykora (Trichoptera, Insecta) reviewed, with descriptions of 6 new species
The New Caledonian endemic hydroptilid genus Caledonotrichia Sykora (Trichoptera) is reviewed and 6 new species are described: C. bifida, C. capensis, C. minuta, C. ouinnica, C. s…
Heptageniidae (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) of Thailand
Nine genera and twenty-two species of heptageniid mayflies from Thailand are defined in this present work as well as one suggested further subgenus, Compsoneuria (Siamoneuria) kov…
Description of three new Triaenodes species from Fiji (Trichoptera, Leptoceridae)
The following three new species are illustrated and described from Fiji: Triaenodes rebellus Eriksson & Johanson, sp. n., Triaenodes oscitus Müller & Johanson, sp. n., and Triaeno…
A new species of the genus Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Oriental China
A new species of the genus Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915, M. zhejiangensis sp.n., is described, and its morphological description and illustrations are given. A catalogue of the gen…
Two new species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China
Two new species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934, B. mucronatus sp. n. and B. parictericus sp. n. are described and illustrated as males. A key to male imagines of the genus …
Two new species of Olecryptotendipes Zorina, 2007 from China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
Two new species, Olecryptotendipes exilis sp. n. and O. melasmus sp. n. are described and illustrated as males and Chinese males of O. lenzi are re-examined. A key to all known ma…
Three new species of Atopsyche Banks (Trichoptera, Hydrobiosidae) from Brazil
Three new species of Atopsyche Banks (Hydrobiosidae) from Brazil are described and illustrated: Atopscyhe (Atopsaura) blahniki sp. n., Atopsyche (Atopsyche) parauna sp. n., and At…
Perlesta ephelida, a new Nearctic stonefly species (Plecoptera, Perlidae)
A new Nearctic species of Perlidae (Insecta, Plecoptera), Perlesta ephelida sp. n., is described from the male, female, and egg stages. This species has been previously reported a…
New species and records of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Venezuela
Eight new species of Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) from Venezuela are described: Acostatrichia digitata sp. n., Hydroptila cressae sp. n., Metrichia botrychion sp. n., Ochrotrichia …
New Neotropical species of Chimarra (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae)
Ten new Neotropical species of Chimarra are described in the subgenera Chimarra, Chimarrita, and Otarrha. New species in the subgenus Chimarra include, in the C. ortiziana group: …
Review of Dicrotendipes Kieffer from China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
The genus Dicrotendipes Kieffer from China, including 8 species, is reviewed. Two new species, D. nudus sp.n. and D. saetanumerosus sp.n. are described and the male imagines are i…
The caddisfly fauna (Insecta, Trichoptera) of the rivers of the Black Sea basin in Kosovo with distributional data for …
Adult caddisflies were collected from 12 stations in the Black Sea basin in Kosovo using UV light traps. Sixty-five of the seventy-six species reported in this paper are first rec…
Ohio USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution of functional niche traits, draina…
Ohio is an eastern USA state that historically was >70% covered in upland and mixed coniferous forest; about 60% of it glaciated by the Wisconsinan glacial episode. Its stonefly f…
Three new species of Potamothrix (Oligochaeta, Naididae, Tubificinae) from Fuxian Lake, the deepest lake of Yunnan Prov…
Three new species of Potamothrix Vejdovský & Mrázek, 1902 (Oligochaeta: Tubificinae), P. praeprostatus sp. n., P. paramoldaviensis sp. n. and P. parabedoti sp. n., are reported fr…