Abstract
<jats:p>The chironomid fauna of the Magadan Region, Chukotka and Sakha (Yakutia) is represented by 414 species belonging to the subfamilies Podonominae (6 species of 2 genera), Diamesinae (36 species of 11 genera), Prodiamesinae (2 species of 1 genus), Orthocladiinae (251 species of 42 genera) and Chironominae (119 species of 30 genera). The greatest diversity of chironomids (205 species) is recorded in reservoirs and streams of the Magadan Region and in Yakutia (200 species). In Chukotka 166 species were discovered. The basis of the chironomid fauna in the studied areas are Palaearctic species (55%), the rest have a Holarctic type of distribution (45%).</jats:p>
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Keywords
species
genera
chironomid
fauna
magadan