A new putatively cryptobiotic midge, Polypedilum ovahimba sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae), from southern Africa

Peter S. Cranston

doi:10.1111/aen.12090

A new putatively cryptobiotic midge, Polypedilum ovahimba sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae), from southern Africa

Peter S. Cranston^*

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A second species of Polypedilum (Diptera: Chironomidae) is inferred to tolerate desiccation in an African rock pool habitat similar to the well-known anhydrobiotic Polypedilum vanderplankiHinton. The species, Polypedilum ovahimba sp. nov., is described and illustrated as new to science from Namibia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	373-379
Number of pages	7
Journal	Austral Entomology
Volume	53
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12090
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2014

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