55, No. 1, Mar., 1972 New Genera and Species of West Indian Ch... The following new genera and species of chironomid midges are described from the West Indies: Petalocladius new genus, type species P.

Museum scientists have developed a 'midge thermometer' that allows us to reconstruct a highly detailed record of environmental and climatic change over thousands of years, accurate to within 1°C. The ...