Conochironomus (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Asia: new and redescribed species and vouchering issues Author Cranston, Peter S. text Zootaxa 2016 4109 3 315 331 journal article 39119 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.3.3 2e25461b-82af-477f-b723-76f3976d0614 1175-5326 259767 CFD3FDAC-B477-4607-9FB7-251DCDB479E9 Conochironomus larvae, Thailand Stictochironomus sp. sensu Sriariyanuwath et al. (2015) . Locations listed North to South; 1 larva at each location unless stated otherwise. All elevations in metres above sea level (GPS determined). THAILAND : Chiang Mai Prov., Fang Horticulture Exp. Farm, 19°57'N 99°09’E , 17.iii.2002 (Sites); Chiang Rai. Prov., Doi Laung N.P., 19°26'N 99°41’E , 26.v.2002 (CMU team); same as preceding, except: NT Poo Kaeng, 19°26'N 99°42’E , 540 m . , 24.vii.2002 (Courtney); Chang Mai Prov., Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Huai Kaew, 18°49'N 98°55’E , 5.iii.2002 (Cranston); same, except Palad waterfall, 18°47'N 98°58’E , 713 m . , 19.x.2004 , (Vitheepradit, Prommi, Laudee); Chiang Mai, Doi Inthanon NP., Nam Mae Klang, Eco-lodge, 18°32'N 98°32’E , 1000 m ., 6.x.2002 (Thamsenanupap); same, except Siriphum lower waterfall, 18°32'N 98°31’E , 1380 m ., 2.ii.2002 (Vithepradit, Kirawanchi); same, except stream from Hua Sai Luang W.F., 18°31'N 98°27’E , 3.iii.2002 (Vithepradit, Kirawanchi); same, except Mae Klang @ Ban Khun Klang, 18°31'N 98°31’E , 1296 m ., 18.v.2004 (DuCharme); 3L, same, except Mae Klang @ Ban Mae Pan Noi, 18°31'N 98°25’E , 750 m . , 17.ii.2003 (Thamsenanupap); Phrae Prov., Heuy Rong, 18°26'N 100°26’E , 426 m . , 14.v.2004 (DuCharme); 2L, same, except Weng Ko Sai N.P., lower NT Mae Kueng Luang, 17°58'N 99°35’E , 400 m . , 27.v.2003 (CMU team); same, except TH75, 22.vii.2002 (Courtney); same, except 23.iv.2002 (CMU team); Lamphun Prov., Mae Ping N.P., Namtok Koh Leung, 17°34'N 99°49’E ., 7.iii.2002 (Courtney); Sakhon Nakorn Prov., Huey Yai waterfall, 17°01'N 103°59’E , 22.iv. 2004 (DuCharme); Phitsanulok Prov., Phu Hin Rong Kla N.P., Namtok Rongkla, 16°59'N 101°00’E , 1190 m ., 11.iii.2002 , (CMU team); 3L, Phu Hin Rongkla N.P., Waterwheel Falls, 16°59'N 101°00'E , 1280m ., 9–10.iv.2002 (Cranston); Chalyaphum Prov., Tad Tone N.P., Tad Tone, 15°58'N 102°02’E , 210 m . , 29.iv.2004 , (DuCharme), same, except L-650 (Vitheepradit) Molecular voucher (MV) TH59; 2L, Nakhon Ratchasima Prov., Khao Yai N.P., Haew Narok Falls, 14°17'N 101°23’E , 400 m . , L-601 (Sites & Vitheepradit); Sra Keaw Prov., Pang Sida N.P., Klong Huey Nam Yen, 14°02'N 102°15’E , 218 m . , 16.iv.2004 (DuCharme); same, except 3L, Nam Tone waterfall 14°02'N 102°02’E , 108 m . , 15.iv.2004 (DuCharme). Previous molecular voucher. 3rd instar L; THAILAND . Chalyaphum Prov., Tad Tone N.P., Tad Tone, 15°58'N 102°02’E , 29.iv. 2004 , 210 m asl. L-650 (Vitheepradit) (MV) TH59. GenBank# HQ440724 (28S), HQ440888 ( COI ), HQ440577 (18S), HQ440433 (CADIV), HQ440261 ( CAD 1) (Cranston et al ., 2012). This 3rd instar larva provided the molecular basis for placement of Conochironomus in the phylogeny of Chironomidae (Cranston et al . 2012) . Even if features were to be found that differentiate species as mature larvae, this 3rd instar could not be compared to any final instar. Furthermore, Cranston et al . (2012) used primers ‘s2183’ and ‘a3014’ after Simon et al . (1994) for the mitochondrial protein-coding gene Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I ( COI ), whereas other regional barcoding studies amplify a different fragment of the gene using universal invertebrate barcoding COI primers LCO1490 and HCO2198 ( Folmer et al. 1994 ), as in Pramual et al. (2016) .