A review of Paracricotopus (Brundin, 1947), with the description of two new species and redescription of the adult males of Paracricotopus niger (Kieffer, 1913) and Paracricotopus uliginosus (Brundin, 1947) sensu Saether (1980) (Chironomidae: Diptera) Author Namayandeh, Armin Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Author Ghaderi, Edris Department of Fisheries Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran. & Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran. text Zootaxa 2025 2025-01-13 5569 1 138 158 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5569.1.5 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5569.1.5 1175-5326 14703998 EA597E31-AF95-4D31-A14E-9455D6B335B1 Paracricotopus glaber Saether, 1980 Figs. 6 & 7B Material examined. 1 male , 3 pharate males, 2 pupae ; USA , South Carolina , Oconee Co ; seepage area, granite outcrop, Jocassee Overlook , Hwy 413, 17.iv.1977 ; leg. P. L. Hudson ; dep. PLH . Description. The adult male as described by Saether (1980b) with the following additions and corrections: Male (n = 4, unless otherwise stated). Total length 2.7–2.8 mm . Wing length 1.6 mm , wing width 0.5 mm (n = 1). Haltere 281 μm long (n = 1). Coloration . Haltere brown. Head ( Fig. 6 A-B). AR 0.70–0.95; last flagellomere with 8 sensilla chaetica (n = 1). Temporal setae 3, including 2 inner verticals and 1 frontal (n = 1). Tentorium 207 μm long (n = 1). Clypeus 72 μm long and 135 μm wide bearing 12 setae, setae 78–86, 82 μm long (n = 1). Palpal segments length (in μm): 69, 44, 74, 97, 147 (n = 1). Thorax (n = 1; Figs. 6C ). Prealars 3, scutellars 6. Wing (n = 1; Figs. 6D ). R with 6 setae. Costa extension 54 μm long. Legs (n = 1). Hind and mid femurs with keel. Fore tibia spur 43 μm long, mid tibia spurs 20 and 16 μm long, hind tibia spurs 50 and 17 μm long, hind tibia comb with around 14 spines. Lengths and proportions of legs as in Table 6 . Abdominal tergite setation ( Fig. 7B ). Tergites I with 2 lateral setae, anterior basal setae, and posterior marginal setae arranged in 4 diagonal rows in 1/1/3/1 format. Tergites II–VIII with 4 lateral setae, anterior basal setae, and posterior marginal setae in two parallel, slightly diagonal rows. Hypopygium ( Fig. 6E ). Anal point 23–31, 27 μm long and 15–24, 19 μm wide at the base. HV 3.6 (n = 1). Gonostylus with conspicuous preapical crista dorsalis. Female. As described by Saether, 1980. FIGURE 6. Paracricotopus glaber Saether, 1980 , male (A–E), pupa (F).A. antenna. B. head. C. thorax. D. wing. E. hypopygium. F. thoracic horn. Scale bars are 100 µm. TABLE 6. Lengths (in μm) and proportions of leg segments of Paracricotopus glaber Saether, 1980 male.

fe	ti	ta 1	ta 2	ta 3	ta 4	ta 5	LR	BV	SV
P 1	536	652	400	293	213	148	104	0.6	2.1	3.0
P 2	558	592	290	159	116	69	82	0.5	3.4	4.0
P3	566	679	395	226	183	88	91	0.6	2.8	3.2

Pupa (n = 5). As described by Saether (1980b) with the following addition: Thoracic horn 100–135 μm long and 25–42 μm wide ( Fig. 6F ). Larva. As described by Saether (1980b) . Distribution. Nearctic: USA ( Alabama , Georgia , North and South Carolinas).