Checklist de Chironomidae para o estado de Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Checklist of Chironomidae for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Chironomids (Diptera) are worldwide distributed, with approximately 4,147 species known to the World, but this value is already outdated; for to Brazil about 521 species are recorded. Here, we provide a current inventory of species of Chironomidae for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Up to now, 25 species are recorded to the state. These species belong to the genera: