Abstract:Benthic aquatic insects were sampled by sweep nets and brushing stones at 5 sites of the tertiary,quarternary and quinary tributaries of the Jiuhuahe River in Anhui province during June, August and October, 1989. Total 6445 in dividuals which belong to 124 species of 86 genera in 49 families under 9 orders of aquatic insect were collected. They can be classified by 41 species of 31 genera in 12 families of Trichoptera, 26 species of 18 genera in 10 families of Ephemeroptera, 16 species of 11 genera in 5 fam...