Subfossil chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) of lakes in the Tatra Mountains an illustrated guide
Author
Chamutiová, Tímea
0000-0002-8439-4582
peter. bitusik @ umb. sk; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8439 - 4582
peter.bitusik@umb.sk
Author
Hamerlík, Ladislav
0000-0002-0803-8981
ladislav. hamerlik @ umb. sk; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0803 - 8981
ladislav.hamerlik@umb.sk
Author
Bitušík, Peter
0000-0003-4375-7727
timea. chamutiova @ umb. sk; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4375 - 7727
timea.chamutiova@umb.sk
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-07-23
4819
2
216
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journal article
8924
10.11646/zootaxa.4819.2.2
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Corynoneura
Winertz, 1846
(
Figs 32–34
)
Head capsule very small (thus easy to overlook), narrow and yellow, often sculpturing on surface. Occipital margin pale to black. Antennae 4 segmented, subequal or longer than head, second and third segments are frequently darkened. Premandible with up to 12 minute teeth. Apical mandibular tooth smaller than any of 4 inner teeth. Mentum with 2–3 median teeth and 5 pairs of lateral teeth. Ventromental plates narrow.
FIGURES 32–36.
Corynoneura
arctica-
type: 32—head capsule (arrow indicates net-like reticulation).
Corynoneura edwardsi
type: 33—head capsule.
Corynoneura
lobata-
type: 34—head capsule (arrow indicates wrinkled sculpturing).
Cricotopus
intersectus-
type: 35—head capsule.
Cricotopus
(
Isocladius
)
sylvestris
-type: 36—head capsule.
Remarks: The unique feature of the genus is the extremely long 4 segmented antenna (often broken off in the subfossil material).
Thienemanniella
has similar shape of mentum but the 5-segmented antenna is shorter than head, third segment is shorter than second (while longer than second in
Corynoneura
); moreover, the head capsule is often pigmented (while usually pale in
Corynoneura
) without reticulation.
Two species,
Corynoneura scutellata
Winnertz, 1846
and
C. lobata
Edwards, 1924
were confirmed from the Tatra Mts. lakes (
Bitušík 2004
).
Corynoneura
remains were found in lakes covering a broad altitudinal range, missing only in the uppermost Tatra Mts. lakes (
Hamerlík
et al
. 2017
). Three morphotypes were distinguished following
Brooks
et al
. (2007)
.