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Observations on the distribution of some chironomids (Diptera) and caddisflies (Trichoptera) in the Killarney area, Ireland

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The Killarney region, south-west Ireland, has a mild oceanic climate, yet elements of the flora and fauna in the area appear to have disjunct distributions. Eleven chironomid and two trichopteran taxa, which are considered cold stenothermous and generally occur outside Ireland at high altitudes or northern latitudes, are found in waters around 25 metres above sea level in Killarney. These are believed to be glacial relict elements which have survived in the region to live with a fauna depauperate in comparison to western Europe.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

    D. A. Murray

  2. National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

    J. P. O'Connor

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Murray, D.A., O'Connor, J.P. Observations on the distribution of some chironomids (Diptera) and caddisflies (Trichoptera) in the Killarney area, Ireland. Netherlands Journal of Aquatic Ecology 26, 393–396 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02255267

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