Liste annotée des Diptères Chironomidés de France continentale et de Corse

Abstract

Les auteurs présentent la première liste des Diptères Chironomidae signalés jusqu'en 1990 de France continentale et de Corse. U a été tenu compte des synonymies anciennes et récentes. Des corrections ei des additifs sont apportés aux listes régionales publiées antérieurement. La présentation choisie permet de faire le lien avec la partie consacrée aux Chironomidés dans la Limnofauna Europaea éditée par lilies (1978). Avec 598 espèces recensées, le territoire français s'avère être l'un des plus riches d'Europe en Diptères Chironomidés.

An annotated checklist of Chironomidae (Diptera) trapped in Brittany (France) since 1975

“…Other species living in interstitial water are likely to occur but their study needs appropriate sampling methods (Marmonier et al, 2000). Cladotanytarsus nigrovittatus (G.), already known from U.K. and Belgium, is not listed in Serra-Tosio & Laville (1991). It was found in lakes above 1000 m a.s.l.…”

“…The biogeographical distribution of Chironomidae (Diptera) in France and Corsica was synthesized by Serra-Tosio & Laville (1991) and some additions and corrections were published by Laville & Serra-Tosio (1996). As a result, 646 species were listed from France, accounting for one half of the total chironomid fauna in the Palaearctic.…”

“…However, as underlined by these authors, some regions were more sampled than others and the study of lowland plains, which belong to the 13 th biogeographical region (Dues 1978), is rather fragmentary. The subregion A13, as defined by Serra-Tosio & Laville (1991), includes Brittany, Normandy and the northern part of France (Fig. 1).…”

The lotic Chironomidae (Diptera) of Corsica (France)

“…The Chironomidae of Corsica have received limited attention and only 17 species have been recorded in the first chironomid list occurring in continental France and Corsica (Serra-Tosio & Laville 1991). This first list was derived from earlier collections (Edwards 1928, Vaillant 1955, Angelier 1959 and from isolated, more recent citations (Fittkau 1962, Serra-Tosio 1989, Langton 1991.…”

“…This first list was derived from earlier collections (Edwards 1928, Vaillant 1955, Angelier 1959 and from isolated, more recent citations (Fittkau 1962, Serra-Tosio 1989, Langton 1991. This list of 17 species is copied here from Serra-Tosio & Laville (1991) with updated taxonomy (Table 1). …”