Global diversity of non-biting midges (Chironomidae; Insecta-Diptera) in freshwater
Global diversity of non-biting midges (Chironomidae; Insecta-Diptera) in freshwater
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DOI：
10.1007/s10750-007-9130-1
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Ferrington, Leonard C., Jr.
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作者：
Ferrington, Leonard C., Jr.
手摇蝇科是大多数水生生境的常见居民，在丰度和种类丰富度上往往占据水生昆虫群落的主导地位。物种出现在所有大陆，包括南极洲，以及大多数已被调查的主要海洋岛屿。这个家族分为11个亚家族和22个名义上的部落。尽管单个物种分布在从陆生到全水生的广泛栖息地，但在其未成熟阶段，共有339属和4147种是明确的水生物种。物种和属的丰富度分别在古北区和新北区最大，但这一格局可能在很大程度上反映了过去分类学研究的历史格局。
Chironomidae are common inhabitants of most aquatic habitats, and often dominate aquatic insect communities in both abundance and species richness. Species occur in all continents, including Antarctica, and most major oceanic islands that have been investigated. The family is divided into 11 subfamilies and 22 nominal tribes. Although individual species occur in a wide range of habitats from terrestrial to fully aquatic, a total of 339 genera and 4,147 species are unambiguously aquatic in their immature stages. Greatest species and generic richnesses occur in the Palaearctic Region and Nearctic Region, respectively, but this pattern may largely reflect historical patterns of past taxonomic research efforts.