Species Chironomus (Chironomus) cloacalis Atchley & Martin, 1971
- Chironomus cloacalis Atchley, W.R. & Martin, J. 1971. A morphometric analysis of differential sexual dimorphism in larvae of Chironomus (Diptera). The Canadian Entomologist 103: 319-327 [322].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC ♂ adult, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Metropolitan Farm, near Werribee, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) WAM ♀ 4♂ adult; ANIC 114♀ 102♂ 15♂ 11♀ with associated pupae and 115 larvae.Subsequent designation references:
Martin, J. 1971. A review of the genus Chironomus (Diptera, Chironomidae). II Added descriptions of Chironomus cloacalis Atchley and Martin from Australia. Studies in Natural Sciences 1: 1-20 [4]. - Chironomus cloacalis Martin, J. 1967. Meiosis in inversion heterozygotes in Chironomidae. Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology 9: 255-268 [259] [nom. nud.].
Type data:
Syntype(s).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva in permanent or semi-permanent ponds particularly pools containing sewage effluent.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 26-Apr-2012 | 26-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |