A new record and two new species of Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918 from China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
Author
Yan, Chuncai
Author
Zhao, Guangjun
Author
Liu, Ting
Author
Guo, Qin
Author
Hou, Ziyuan
Author
Wang, Xinhua
Author
Pan, Baoping
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Zootaxa
2016
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Cryptochironomus maculus
Yan & Wang
sp. n.
(
Figs. 2
A–H)
Type
material.
Holotype
:
♂
(BDN No. 24104),
China
,
Jiangxi Province
,
Wuyishan National Nature Reserve
,
26°54′10″N
,
116°42′30″E
,
13. vi. 2004
,
light trap
,
C. C. Yan
. 9 Paratypes:
1 ♂
(BDN No. 23289),
Hebei Province
,
Zunhua City
,
Hongshankou
,
40°21′08″N
,
118°05′40″E
,
9. vii. 2001
,
light trap
,
Y. H. Guo
;
1 ♂
(BDN No. 08890),
Guizhou Province
,
Maolan City
,
Sancha River
,
27°31′11″N
,
106°54′00″E
,
29. vii. 1995
,
light trap
,
W. J. Bu
;
3 ♂♂
(BDN No. 0 9859, 0 9862, 09824),
Yunnan Province
,
Eryuan County
,
Niujie Village
,
Meizi River
,
25°46′72″N
,
100°12′20″E
,
23. v. 1996
,
sweeping net
,
B. X. Wang
;
1 ♂
(BDN No. 11021),
Yunnan Province
,
Dali City
,
Zhonghelin
,
26°10′22″N
,
101°25′20″E
,
22. v. 1996
,
X. H. Wang
;
2 ♂♂
(BDN No. 0 4279, 04189),
Shaanxi Province
,
Liuba County
,
Miaotaizi
,
33°41′20″N
,
106°51′11″E
,
3. viii. 1994
,
light trap
,
W. J. Bu.
1 gynandromorphic specimen (No. 09290),
Sichuan Province
,
Yaan City
, river close to
Sichuan
Agricultural University,
29°59′00″N
,
102°59′11″E
,
5. vi. 1996
,
light trap
,
X. H. Wang.
Diagnosis.
Mid and hind legs with ta1 yellow-green with dark brown mark in basal part; anal point slender, parallel-sided; superior volsella semi-spherical shape; inferior volsella pillar-shaped, completely covered by superior volsella, and without microtrichia; anal tergite bands V-shaped; gonostylus fused with gonocoxite, point at apex bearing 1 strong seta.
FIGURE 1.
Cryptochironomus albofasciatus
(Staeger, 1839)
, male. A—frontal tubercles; B—inferior volsella; C—wing; D—hypopygium (dorsal view); E—hypopygium (ventral view).
Description.
Male imago (n = 9, unless otherwise stated).
Total length 4.43–5.07,
4.75 mm
; wing length 2.20–2.70,
2.46 mm
; total length / wing length 1.83–2.07, 1.94; wing length /length of profemur 1.88–2.21, 2.02.
Coloration
. Thorax yellow brown, with dark brown spots. Femora of front legs yellow brown, tibiae and tarsi dark brown; femora of mid and hind legs yellow green, mid and hind legs with ta1 yellow-green with dark brown mark in basal; ta2–5 of mid and hind legs yellow brown to dark brown gradually (
Fig. 2
A). Abdominal tergites I–IV yellow green, tergites V–VIII yellow brown, hypopygium dark brown.
FIGURE 2.
Cryptochironomus maculus
Yan & Wang
sp. n.
, male. A—legs; B—frontal tubercles; C—wing; D—hypopygium (dorsal view); E—hypopygium (ventral view); F—antenna; G—frontal tubercles; H—wing; (F–G, gynandromorphic imago).
Head
. Antenna with 11 flagellomeres. AR: 1.58–2.78, 2.40. Ultimate flagellomere 570–1000, 907 (7) mm. Frontal tubercles (
Fig. 2
B) column, 11–30, 20 (7) mm high, 6–15, 10(7) mm wide at base, or conical, 17 (2) mm high. Temporal setae 13–23, 19 (8), including 4–7, 6 (8) inner verticals; 4–10, 7 (8) outer verticals; and 4–7, 6 (8) postorbitals. Clypeus with 12–17, 15 setae. Tentorium
113–155, 142 mm
long,
40–52, 48 mm
wide. Palpomere lengths (µm): 40–58, 48; 62–70, 65; 213–263, 231; 128–200, 186; 238–320; palp segment 5th / 3rd: 1.08–1.46, 1.20.
Thorax
. Antepronotum with 3–6, 4 setae, acrostichals 9–13, 11, dorsocentrals 10–13, 11, prealars 4–7, 6. Scutellum with 10–24, 18 setae.
Wing
(
Fig. 2
C). VR: 1.05–1.13, 1.10. R with 9–12, 10 setae. R1 with 20–29, 24 setae. R4+5 with 17–28, 22 setae. Brachiolum with 2–3, 2 setae. Squama with 9–12, 10 fringed setae. Anal lobe developed.
Legs
(
Fig. 2
A). Front tibia with 3 subapical setae, 130–163, 142 (7) mm, 138–168, 153 (6) mm and 160–180, 168 (5) mm long. Mid legs with 2 tibial spurs,
25–35, 30 mm
and
30–47, 40 mm
, ta1 with 1–5, 2 sensilla chaetica, comb with 34–54, 43 teeth,
10–13, 12 mm
long. Hind legs with 2 tibial spurs of hind tibia
30–38, 33 mm
and
35– 55, 46 mm
long, ta1 1–2, 2 sensilla chaeticae, comb with 56–66, 61 teeth,
10–13, 12 mm
long. Lengths (in µm) and proportions of thoracic legs as in
Table 1
.
TABLE 1.
Lengths (in µm) and proportions of adult male legs in
C. maculus
Yan & Wang
sp. n.
(n=9).
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
fe |
1150–1270, 1089 |
970–1100, 1039 |
1050–1300, 1057 |
ti |
830–1000, 912 |
830–1025, 926 |
1025–1350, 1206 |
ta1 |
1460–1590, 1532 (5) |
580–690, 641 |
810–930, 860 |
ta2 |
590–770, 692 (5) |
210–320, 274 |
380–420, 398 (8) |
ta3 |
540–610, 572 (5) |
170–230, 201 |
300–340, 323 (8) |
ta4 |
500–550, 530 (5) |
100–140, 122 |
180–200, 193 (8) |
ta5 |
220–240, 226 (5) |
80–110, 92 |
100–120, 108 (8) |
LR |
1.62–1.82, 1.70 (5) |
0.65–0.72, 0.69 |
0.68–0.75, 0.72 |
Hypopygium
(
Fig. 2
D–E). Tergite IX bearing 22–30, 26 setae. Laterosternite IX with 2–7, 4 setae. Anal point 70–87, 77 (8) mm long, slender, and parallel-sided. The basal ridge of anal point stretched towards the middle of tergite IX. Superior volsella semi-spherical shaped, with 4 long setae apically. Inferior volsella pillar-shaped, completely covered by superior volsella, with 3 long setae, without microtrichia. Anal tergite bands V-shaped. Phallapodeme
95–113, 106 mm
long. Transverse sternapodeme
55–88, 72 mm
long. Gonocoxite
113–150, 131 mm
long, bearing 5–8, 7 strong setae along inner margin. Gonostylus
160–188,169 mm
long, with 6–10, 8 short setae along inner margin, fused with gonocoxite, point at apex bearing 1 strong seta. HR: 0.60–0.92, 0.78; HV: 2.63– 3.07, 2.82.
Gynandromorphic imago (n = 1).
Head
. Antenna with 5 flagellomeres (
Fig. 2
F). AR: 0.60. Ultimate flagellomere
210 mm
. Frontal tubercles (
Fig. 2
G) conical,
12 mm
high,
7 mm
wide at basal.
Wing
(
Fig. 2
H). VR: 1.16. R with 24 setae. R1 with 22 setae. R4+5 with 45 setae. Brachiolum with 2 setae. Squama with 14 fringed setae. Anal lobe slightly reduced.
Etymology.
The specific name is from Latin
macula
, means ‘mark’, referring to mid and hind legs ta1 yellowgreen with dark brown spot in basal part.
Remarks.
The new species is easily recognized by mid and hind legs ta1 yellow-green yellow green with dark brown spot in basal part. This species has marked sexual dimorphism, and one gynandromorphs, as an abnormal creature of unusual juxtaposition of male and female structures, was collected from Southwest of
China
.
C. maculus
Yan & Wang
sp. n.
is very close to
C
.
rostratus
Kieffer,
1921
in the characters of hypopygium: anal point slender, parallel-sided; superior volsella semi-spherical shaped; gonostylus fused with gonocoxite, pointed at the apex bearing 1 strong seta. But the new species can be separated from the latter on the basis of following characters: (1) the inferior volsella pillar-shaped, whereas
C
.
rostratus
with much small and tubercle-like inferior volsella; (2) tarsi 1 of mid and hind legs yellow green with dark brown spot in basal; whereas the mid and hind legs
C
.
rostratus
yellow brown to dark brown gradually.
Female and immature stages unknown.