The first species of Tanytarsus Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini) from a phytotelm (plant-held water) is described as a larva, pupa, and adults from specimens reared from leaf axils of Guzmania (Bromeliaceae), a bromeliad from Puerto Rico. Unreared larval records from Tillandsia bromeliads from Florida seem to belong to the new species. The diversity of Chironomidae from phytotelmata is reviewed, and the existence of a further species of Monopelopia Kieffer (Tanypodinae) is reported.
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1 September 2007
A New Species for a Bromeliad Phytotelm-Dwelling Tanytarsus (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Peter S. Cranston
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Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Vol. 100 • No. 5
September 2007
Vol. 100 • No. 5
September 2007
Guzmania
Puerto Rico
Tanytarsus bromeliad