Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 76 (4): 623-637, 2003
RESEARCH ARTICLE
The freshwater amphipods Hyalella Smith, 1874 in Chile (Crustacea:
Amphipoda)
The Chilean fauna of amphipods has been poorly studied. Freshwater amphipods in Chile
have a single genus in epigean environments. Seven species of the genus Hyalella are reported for Chile: H.
simplex; H. fossamancinii, H. kochi; H. chiloensis; H. costera;
H. araucana, and H. franciscae. A short diagnosis, a key and figures are given for each
species.
Key words:
Neotropical,
Amphipoda, Hyalella, Chile, freshwater
