A new desiccation-resistant midge from ephemeral rock pools in South Africa, Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) cranstoni sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5128.3.5
Abstract: One newly described species of Chironomidae, Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) cranstoni sp. nov., was discovered in ephemeral rock pools from the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains in South Africa. Desiccation-resistant larvae were obtained from bottom sediments of rock pools that… read more here.
Keywords: rock; ephemeral rock; cranstoni nov; polypedilum pentapedilum ... See more keywords