Dear colleagues, Is there a reliable key to genera of Chironomidae larvae of Colorado, USA or maybe the southern Rocky Mountains?

Brian D Heinold @Brian-Heinold

27 April 2019 1 5K Report

This is for a water quality assessment on the west slope of Colorado. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks

Andriy Kovalchuk

Hi, Brian,

I have in my library

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. Ac. Press: 2010,

where on page 640 (Chapter 16) you can find the list of all main existing regional keys for Chir larvae. May be you will be lucky to find appropriate information in papers for separate fam. I'm not sure that can share it in open access, so you can find it in your mail-box.

Andrey

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