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  1. ALI, Arshad, Aquatic Entomology and Ecology, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 2725 Binion Road, Apopka, FL 32703-8504, USA.
    Tel: (407) 884-2034 ext. 114. Fax: (407) 814-6186. Email:
    Interests: Ecology and control of pestiferous Chironomidae.
  2. AXFORD, Yarrow, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
    Email:
    Interests : Paleoecology and paleoclimate.
  3. BALCI, Pinar, Coastal Ecosystems Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL, 33406, USA.
    Email:
    Interests: Bioassessments, ecology of Chironomidae.
  4. BENBOW, Marc E., Dept. of Biology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2320, USA.
    Fax: (513) 229-2021. Email:
    Interests: (Hawaiian) stream ecology, life history, bioenergetics, habitat classification of Telmatogeton torrenticola, other aquatic organisms.
  5. BERG, Martin B., Department of Biology, Loyola University of Chicago, 6525 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626, USA.
    Fax: (312) 508-3646. Email:
    Interests: Ecology of larvae; secondary production of chironomids in streams and lakes; use of chironomids in water quality assessment.
  6. BERGTROM, Gerald, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Biological Sciences, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
    Tel.: 414-229-6254. Fax: 414-229-3926. Email:
    Interests: Structure, function, regulation and evolution of globin genes and mobile elements (retroposons); molecular evolution and population genetics.
  7. BLACKWOOD, Mary Anne, Central Plains Center for Bioassessment, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, 2101 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047-3759, USA.
    Phone: +1 (785) 864-1549; Fax: +1 (785) 864-1534; Email:
    Interests: Chironomids in springs, chironomid fauna of the High Plains and Interior Highlands regions (USA).
  8. BODE, Robert W., New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12233-3503, USA.
    Fax: +1 518 472 2805
    Interests: Taxonomy, water quality preferences.
  9. BOLTON, Michael J., Ohio EPA, 4675 Homer Ohio Lane, Groveport, OH 43125, USA.
    Phone: (614) 836-8781 (office), (614) 836-8802 (lab). Fax: (614) 836-8801. Email:
    Interests: Chironomid fauna of Ohio; production of key to lotic chironomid larvae temperate eastern Nearctic north of Florida.
  10. BOUCHARD, R. William, University of Minnesota, Entomology Department, 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
    Email:
    Interests: Ecology and taxonomy of Chironomidae, macroinvertebrates, biological assessment of lotic waters.
  11. BRIGHT, Ethan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, G-139 Dana Building, 440 Church St., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1041, USA.
    Webmaster -Chironomidae Home Page
    Tel. (734) 647-2022 Email:
    Interests: Taxonomy and systematics, stream and aquatic insect ecology.
  12. BUTLER, Malcolm G., Department of Biological Sciences , North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5517, USA.
    Phone: (701) 231 7398. Fax: (701) 231 7149. Email:
    Interests: Population and community ecology of Chironomidae, chironomids as biological indicators, ecology of profundal chironomids, Chironomus systematics.
  13. CALDWELL, Broughton A., 2645 Muskogee Lane, Braselton, Georgia 30517-6004, USA. Tel.: ++1 (770) 965.2015. E-mail: bacaldwell at mindspring.com Interests: Systematics and ecology of Chironomidae, especially in Georgia and the southeastern United States. WWW: http://home.mindspring.com/~bacaldwell
  14. CASE, Steven T., University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA. Fax: ++1 601 984 1501 Interests: Silk proteins, gene expression, protein folding, protein assembly.
  15. CHOU, Ronald, 28 Commons Lane, Foster City, CA 94404-2145, USA Phone: ++1 (415) 574.1829. E-mail: giseditor at hotmail.com Interest: Chironomids in intermittent and small streams, freshwater and wildlife conservation. WWW: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/6053/
  16. COFFMAN, William P., Dept of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. Fax: ++1 (412) 624.4759. Email: wcoffman+ at pitt.edu Interests: Use of pupal exuviae in systematics, and determination of species richness and other faunistic properties of, primarily lotic, chironomid assemblages. WWW: http://www.pitt.edu/~biohome/BIO/faculty/coffman.html
  17. CRANSTON, Peter S., Department of Entomology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. Regional representative for Australia Email: pscranston at ucdavis.edu WWW: http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/cranston.html Interests: systematics and biogeography, biomonitoring.
  18. CRISMAN, Thomas, Center for Wetlands, University of Florida, Phelps Lab, Museum Road, P.O. BOX 116350, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA. Fax: ++1 (352) 392.3624. Email: tcris at mailgate.engnet.ufl.edu Interests: subtropical/tropical lake and wetland benthos, paleolimnology, biomonitoring.
  19. CROUCH, William, Division of Water Quality, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1621 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621, US. Tel: ++1 (919) 733.6946 ext. 243. Fax: ++1 (919) 733.9959. E-mail: william.crouch at ncmail.net
  20. DE LA ROSA, Carlos, Chief Conservation and Education Officer, Catalina Island Conservancy, P. O. Box 2739, Avalon, California 90704, USA. Regional representative for Central America Tel.: (310) 510-1299. Fax: (310) 510-1729. Email: cdelarosa at catalinaconservancy.org WWW: http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/
  21. DIEFFENBACHER-KRALL, Ann C., Climate Change Institute, 5764 Sawyer Research Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5764, USA. Phone: +01 207-581-2956. Fax: +01 207-581-9390. Email: ann.dieffenbacher at umit.maine.edu Interests: Subfossil midges from New Zealand and Maine for the purpose of climate reconstruction.
  22. EPLER, John H., 461 Tiger Hammock Road, Crawfordville, FL 32327, U.S.A.. Fax: (850) 926 8695. Email: johnepler3 at comcast.net Interests: Systematics of Chironomidae of Florida, southwest and Rocky Mountains in Nearctic, Neotropical (especially Costa Rica) and Afrotropical. WWW:http://home.comcast.net/~johnepler3/index.html
  23. FEND, Steve, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., Mailstop 45\65, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Fax: (415) 329-4463 Interests: Ecology of lotic chironomids.
  24. FERRINGTON Jr., L.C., Department of Entomology, Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Avenue, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. Regional representative for the USA. Tel.: (612) 624-3265. Email: ferri016 at umn.edu Interests: Systematics, ecology and behavior of Chironomidae. WWW: Chironomid Research Group at the University of Minnesota
  25. FRANCIS, Donna R., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, USA Tel: 413-545-2286. Email: dfrancis at geo.umass.edu Interests: Palaeoecology.
  26. GANCZ, Hanan, Uniformed Services University, Dept. Microbiology and Immunology, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
    Tel. +1 (301) 319-8022, Fax +1 (301) 295-3773, Email:
    Interests: Chironomid pathology, microflora, bacterial infections of chironomids, egg-masses.
  27. GHONAIM, Mohamed Fat'hi, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, 1640 River Reach Dr. # 7, Orlando, FL 32828, USA. Phone: ++ (407) 658-4067. Fax: ++(413) 832-2333. E-mail: muhammadfm at hotmail.com Interests: Ecology and Systematics of Chironomidae, Simuliidae, and Ceratopogonidae of Egypt.
  28. GOLDHAMMER, David S., Benthic Aquatic Research Services,132 Lake Forest Shores Drive, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913, U.S. Phone: (501) 276-2033. Email: aquaticinsects at cablelynx.com Interests: Aquatic Research Services; Sample design, biomonitoring, identification and computer analysis of chironomids and other aquatic invertebrates.
  29. GRESENS, Susan E., Dept. of Biological Sciences, Towson University, 8000 York Rd. Towson, MD 21252, USA. Email: sgresens at towson.edu Interests: ecology of chironomids, urban streams
  30. HALL, Sara M., Water Quality and Freshwater Ecology Program, Kansas Biological Survey, 2041 constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047 2906, USA. Fax: (913) 864 5093. Interests: Bt H-14, effects on Chironomidae and non-target organisms.
  31. HANSEN, Dan, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 219 Hodson Hall, St. Paul, MN 55413, U.S. Tel: (612) 331-8998. Email: hans0079 at umn.edu Interests: Systematics and Biogeography of Chironominae, esp. Axarus.
  32. HANSEN, Dean, 402 South 6th Street, Stillwater, MN 55082 USA Email: hanse112 at tc.umn.edu Interests: Diamesa; macrophotography
  33. HAYFORD, Barbara L., Assistant Professor of Biology, Division of Math Science, Wayne State College, 1111 Main Street, Wayne, Nebraska 68787, U.S. Tel.: (402) 375-7344. Email: bahayfo1 at wsc.edu Interests: Systematics of Paratendipes, Mongolian Chironomidae.
  34. HERRMANN, Scott J., Dept of Biology, University of Southern Colorado, 2200 Bonforte Blvd., Pueblo, CO 81001, USA. Fax: (719) 549 2732. Interests: Ecology of Chironomidae in high mountain lakes of Colorado; validation of Thienemann net technique (skim net for pupal exuviae for water quality assessment.
  35. HERSHEY, Anne E., Dept of Zoology, Birge Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706.
  36. HEYN, Michael W., Senior Biologist, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blairstone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA. Phone: (850) 921-9817. Email: michael.heyn at dep.state.fl.us or mheyn at mindspring.com Interests: Systematics of Glyptotendipes, pollution ecology.
  37. HUDSON, Patrick L., 1451 Green Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. USA. Fax: (313) 994 3331. Interests: Taxonomy, life history, distribution and abundance.
  38. JACOBSEN, Richard E., 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, FL 33034, USA. Email: Rick_Jacobsen at nps.gov Interests: Taxonomy and ecology of symbiotic chironomids; community structure and dynamics of Chironomidae.
  39. KENNEDY, James H., Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, P.O. Box 310559, Denton, TX 76203-0559, U. S. Telephone: 940-565-2981. E-mail: kennedy at unt.edu Interests: Ecology and taxonomy of Nearctic Chironomidae in the southwest U.S., southern Rocky Mountains and Neotropical Chironomidae in south central Mexico.
  40. KRESTIAN, Brian (B.J.), EcoAnalysts Inc., 105 E. 2nd St., Suite #1, Moscow, ID 83843 USA Phone: 208-882-2588 ext. 70. Email: bjkrestian at ecoanalysts.com Interests: Chironomid taxonomy.
  41. LENAT, David R., North Carolina DENR, Division of Water Quality, 1621 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1621, USA. Phone: (919) 733-6946. Fax: (919) 733-9959. Email: David.Lenat at ncmail.net Interests: Taxonomy and distribution of larval chironomids in SW USA, biomonitoring, deformities.
  42. LOBINSKE, Richard J., Superintendent, Leon County Mosquito Control, 501 Appleyard Dr, Suite A, Tallahassee, FL 32304, USA. Tel: (850) 487-3174. Fax (850) 921-4273. Email: LobinskeR at leoncountyfl.gov Interests: Ecology and modeling of chironomids.
  43. LOTT, Kevin G., Integrated Laboratory Systems, c/o United States Environmental Protection Agency, 6201 Congdon Blvd., Duluth, MN 55804-2558, US. E-Mail: KLOTT at michigan.dul.epa.gov Interest: Culture of C. tentans and Bioassessment of contaminated sediments using C. tentans.
  44. MASKEY, Amy, Northern Michigan University, Department of Biology, 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, Michigan 49855, USA Email: amaskey at nmu.edu Interests: taxonomy, systematics, morphology, ecology.
  45. MASON, William T., 2433 N.W. 68th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32606, USA. Phone : ++1 904 338 1351 Interests: Descriptive ecology data bases for Chironomidae especially eastern USA, methods for collection, description, analysis and interpretation.
  46. MOZLEY, Samuel C., Dept of Zoology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7617, USA. Fax: (919) 515-5327. Email: s_mozley at ncsu.edu Interests: Population ecology of Chironomidae, reservoir biolimnology, lotic invertebrates.
  47. NORBERG-KING, Teresa J., US Environmental Protection Agency, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, 6201 Congdon Boulevard, Duluth, MN 55804, USA. Phone: +1 218-529-5163; Fax +1 218-529-5003.Email: norberg-king.teresa at epa.gov Interests: Toxicology.
  48. PORINCHU, David F., Department of Geography, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), 1255 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, California 90095-1524, U.S. Tel: (310) 825-6658. Email: porinchu at ucla.edu Interests: Palaeoecology
  49. REYNOLDS, Steve, Department of Biology, Director - Environmental Sciences Program, Lake Erie College, 391 W. Washington Street, Painesville, OH 44077, USA Tel: 440-375-7350, Email: sreynolds at lec.edu Interests: General secondary production, physiological and morphological effects of trace metals, and systematics (especially Tanypodinae).
  50. RISK, Todd, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, USA. Tel: (850) 245-8195. E-mail: Todd.Risk at floridadep.net Interests: Identification of chironomid larvae.
  51. SCHMUDE, Kurt L., Lake Superior Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Superior, 1800 Grand Ave., Superior, WI 54880-2898,USA. Fax: +1 715 394 8454, Email: kschmude at wpo.uwsuper.edu Interests: Chironomid taxonomy, distribution, ecology, biomonitoring.
  52. SHERK, Truman, P.O.Box 331, Branford, CT 06405,USA. Interests: Chironomidae of mountain lakes.
  53. SMITH, Alexander J., NYS DEC Stream Biomonitoring Unit, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180, USA. Tel. (518) 285-5627, Fax (518) 285-5601, E-mail: ajsmith at gw.dec.state.ny.us Interest: Using Chironomidae for biological monitoring.
  54. SOBAT, Thomas A., Bureau of Water Quality, 5150 West Kilgore Ave., Muncie, Indiana, USA. Phone: (765) 747-4896. E-mail: Gomphus at Prodigy.net Interests: Use of chironomid larvae as indicators of water quality.
  55. STAHL, John B., Dept of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA. Fax: (618) 536 7761. Email : stahljb at siu.edu Interests: Chironomids of acid lakes and cooling reservoirs.
  56. SUBLETTE, James E., 3550 N. Winslow Dr., Tucson, AZ 85750, USA. Tel: (520) 751-9983. Fax: (520) 722-2783. Email: jim at j-msublette.com Interests: Taxonomy and ecology of Chironomidae, especially Tanytarsini.
  57. SWEENEY, Bernard W., Stroud Water Research Center of the Academy of Natural Sciences, 512 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311, USA. Interests: Evaluating water quality in N.A., diversity, community structure, and life history in tropical streams.
  58. WAHLE, Bruce, Water Quality and Freshwater Ecology Program, Kansas Biological Survey, 2041 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047 2906, USA. Fax: (913) 864 5093. Email: bwahle at mesa5.Mesa.Colorado.EDU Interests: Toxicology, ecology, taxonomy, computer applications, classification of aquatic systems with Chironomidae.
  59. WATSON, Charles N., Jr., 1564 Wessels Dr., Apt. 6, Fort Wright, KY 41011, U.S. Phone: 859 491 6401. Email: procladius at aol.com Interests: Taxonomy and systematics of Tanypodinae, especially Procladiini and Macropelopiini.
  60. WILEY, Mike J., School of Natural Resources, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1115. Fax: (313) 764 6286. Interests: Life history.
  61. WINNELL, Michael H., 3250 Krause Road, Petoskey, MI 49770 USA. Fax: (616) 347 9752. Interests: Taxonomy, distribution and abundance of chironomids.
  62. WRIGHT, Chris A., 9153 Allman, Lenexa, KS 66219, U.S. Fax: (913) 492-7009. Email: cawright33 at juno.com Interests: Bioassessment of water quality, taxonomy, systematics, ecology.

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