Effect of Salinity on Chironomid Larvae (Diptera, Chironomidae) in Hypersaline Lakes of Crimea
Journal: Biology Bulletin
Year: 2018

This paper summarizes the results of our long-term research (2007–2015) of chironomids in 38 saline and hypersaline lakes of Crimea. Chironomid larvae were found at salinities up to 340 g/L, and the frequency of their occurrence decreased as salinity rose above 30–50 g/L. We identified four species, namely, Baeotendipes noctivagus, Cricotopus gr. cylindraceus, Tanytarsus gr. Mendax, and Paratanytarsus gr. quantuplex. The numbers of chironomid larvae varied within wide limits and peaked at the le