Tanytarsini (Diptera: Chironomidae) collected during Polish expeditions to North Korea Author Giłka, Wojciech 0000-0002-8403-5432 University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Biology, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Laboratory of Systematic Zoology; Wita Stwosza 59, 80 - 308 Gdańsk, Poland. & wojciech. gilka @ ug. edu. pl; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8403 - 5432 wojciech.gilka@ug.edu.pl Author Gadawski, Piotr 0000-0001-9334-1960 University of Lódź, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology; Banacha 12 / 16, 90 - 237 Łódź, Poland. & piotr. gadawski @ biol. uni. lodz. pl; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9334 - 1960 piotr.gadawski@biol.uni.lodz.pl text Zootaxa 2022 2022-12-01 5214 2 151 175 journal article 198863 10.11646/zootaxa.5214.2.1 14abb8a4-9e30-4d40-83b4-c725db688c72 1175-5326 7384985 8E7D1FC9-FD58-4DB3-ACA6-5AE38BDB6B0A Tanytarsus takahashii Kawai et Sasa, 1985 Tanytarsus takahashii Kawai et Sasa, 1985: 22 (male, fig. 8; Japan ); Ekrem 2002: 28 (male, figs 47, 48; Japan + references therein). ( Fig. 7A–C ) Material examined. Phjŏngjang, 18 July 1981 , 9 males ; Sokam, 8 July 1981 , 2 males ; leg. W. Krzemiński. Remarks. A group membership of Tanytarsus takahashii , based on morphology, was discussed by Ekrem (2002) who indicated several possible placements for this species (the mendax , eminulus or lestagei group). Later, molecular analyses supported the concept of the lestagei group as the place for T. takahashii ( Lin et al. 2018b ) . The species has been also compared with the fossil species T. serafini Giłka, 2010 , and suggested to belong to the serafini group (cf. Giłka 2010 , pl. II, figs. 2–7 and Fig. 7A–C ).