Download or read book Taxonomic studies on Chironomidae written by Ole A. Sæther and published by 1977.. This book was released on 1977 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the taxonomy and ecology of the benthic invertebrates of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, this study concentrates on three groups of chironomids which inhabit streams and rivers or the sandy littoral zone of lakes. The female genitalia of all three groups are of emineut importance in the erection of a phylogenetic system.