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Redescription of Chironomus salinarius (Diptera: Chironomidae), nuisance midges that emerged in brackish water of Jinhae-man (Bay), Kyongsangnam-do, Korea  

REE Han-Il (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
YUM Jin-Hwoa (Ecosystem Survey Team, Biodiversity Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.44, no.1, 2006 , pp. 63-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
Huge numbers of non-biting midges emerged from brackish water which were made at the harbor construction field in Jinhae City, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea in late summer in 2005, and caused a serious nuisance to villagers. The midges were collected and identified as Chironomus salinarius (Kieffer, 1921). Although this species was recorded in Korea for the first time in 1998, the morphological descriptions were so brief and simple. A full redescription is made with detailed illustrations for ecological and control workers of this nuisance midge.
Keywords
Chironomus salinarius; non-biting midge; taxonomy; redescription; Jinhae; Korea;
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