Seasonal distribution of Chironomidae larvae of TMI 12 pond located in Sulucayir Plain (Sivrice-Elazig)

In this study, in order to determine Chironomidae larvae and their seasonal distributions in TMI 12 Pond located in Sulucayır Plain, bottom samples were collected monthly between September 2005-November 2006 from 3 stations.During the study 14 species belonging to 2 subfamily of Chironomidae were recorded. Chironomus plumosus was determined as the dominant species. Chironomus plumosus, Chironomus thummi, Chironomus anthracinus and Chironomus tentans there were found in all stations. Psectrotanypus varius, Cryptocladapelma laccophila, Paratendipes albimanus, Dicrotendipes tritomus, Stictochironomus longipugionis and Zavrelimyia sp. species were observed only in one month. The most numbers of individuals were recorded in winter, the least were recorded in spring months.Furthermore, some physical and chemical features of the TMI 12 ponds, the distrubition of the Chironomidae larva according to the stations and some statistical parametres months have been given.