Taxonomy of Corynoneura Winnertz (Diptera: Chironomidae)
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Description
Corynoneura is recognized as one of the most difficult group to classify, and there has been a long history of nomenclatural changes. Taxonomy of Corynoneura Winnertz (Diptera: Chironomidae) provides detailed and accurate taxonomy of the Corynoneura generic group and discusses the scientific basis for phylogenetic studies of Chironomidae.
Taxonomy of Corynoneura Winnertz (Diptera: Chironomidae) is a useful resource for researchers and practitioners in the field of entomology, systematics, phylogeny, biogeography, biodiversity, and ecology. This book is composed of four main sections: introduction, keys, classification, and zoogeography. Coverage includes a preliminary biogeographic analysis of the worldwide fauna based on the Corynoneura generic group and species distribution data, summaries of the typical features used to classify an adult, and keys to all the Corynoneura generic group and male species of Corynoneura in the world. Over 100 species of Corynoneura are described in detail with morphological figures.
Key Features
- Covers almost all described species of Corynoneura
- Provides morphological and phylogenetic study of the Corynoneura
- Includes information on fauna from the Neotropical region
Readership
Researchers and practitioners in the field of entomology, systematics, phylogeny, biogeography, biodiversity and ecology
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Research history and current situation on Corynoneura of the World
1.2 Material and Methodes
1.3 Terminology
1.4 Diagnostic Characters
1.5 Phylogeny
2. Keys
2.1 Key to Corynoneura groups
2.2 Key to males of Corynoneura Winnertz
3. Review of species
4. Zoogeography
5. Index
Details
- No. of pages:
- 352
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Academic Press 2019
- Published:
- 18th June 2019
- Imprint:
- Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9780128152638
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780128152645
About the Authors
Yue Fu
Dr. Yue Fu, lead author of this book, received a doctor's degree in Zoology from Nankai University in Tianjin, China. She is currently an associate professor at Hubei University in Hubei, China. Dr. Fu is one of the most experienced specialists of the Corynoneura group in the world. She reviewed the group in Asia and the Nearctic region and she did the phylogeny of the group. This author group has studied on Chironomidae for 12 years and have published a number of papers on the Corynoneura group.
Affiliations and Expertise
Huanggang Normal University, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Hubei Province, P. R. China
Xiangling Fang
Affiliations and Expertise
Huanggang Normal University, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Hubei Province, P. R.China
Xinhua Wang
Affiliations and Expertise
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, China
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