The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Diptera

(Mosquitoes & Flies)

CHIRONOMIDAE

Dicrotendipes modestus (Say)

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Synonyms:  Chironomus modestus Say
                                           (Iovino 1962)

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

1962 Iovino

1978 Cover & Harrel
1979 McCauley

1980 Commander
1982 Barnes Whiteside Short
1986 Bass
1986b Bass

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-larvae occur in a wide variety of habitats including ponds, lakes, streams, rivers and estuaries (Beck 1977 in bass 1986); in leaf and wood debris with strong preference for wood (Bass 1986)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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