Global diversity of dipteran families (Insecta Diptera) in freshwater (excluding Simuliidae, Culicidae, Chironomidae, Tipulidae and Tabanidae)

• Authors: WAGNER Ruediger; WAGNER Ruediger; BARTÁK Miroslav; BARTÁK Miroslav; BORKENT Art; COURTNEY Gregory; GODDEERIS Boudewijn; HAENNI Jean-Paul; KNUTSON Lloyd; PONT Adrian; ROTHERAY Graham E.; ROZKOŠNÝ Rudolf; SINCLAIR Bradley; WOODLEY Norman; ZATWARNICKI Tadeusz; ZWICK Peter
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Hydrobiologia
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Zoology
• Keywords: Aquatic Diptera; continental waters; diversity; distribution; state of knowledge
• Description: More than 2650 species are known from all the main biogeographical regions. Aquatic or at least semi-aquatic larvae are known in 75 spp. and presumed in 889 species. The majority of descriptions are based on larvae originating from the Nearctic and the western part of the Palaearctic Regions.

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