Liste annotée des Diptères Chironomidés de France continentale et de Corse

Abstract

A check list is provided for the first time for the Chironomidae (Diptera) recorded in continental France and Corsica up to 1990. The list includes recent and old synonyms. Some corrections and additions are added to regional lists previously published. The presentation facilitates a connection with the section dealing with Chironomid distribution in the Limnofauna Europaea (Illies 1978). With 598 recently recorded species, French territory is probably one of the richest areas of Europe for Chironomids. © Gauthier-Villars, 1991.