Thienemanniella Kieffer from East Asia, with a systematic review of the genus (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)
Author
Fu, Yue
Author
Saether, Ole
Author
Wang, Xinhua
text
Zootaxa
2010
2431
1
42
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.194711
f57a365f-c755-4589-aa58-e103c2a10122
1175-5326
194711
Thienemanniella nagaramaculata
Sasa
(
Figs 9
A–C)
Thienemanniella nagaramaculata
Sasa, 1989
: 68
;
Yamamoto 2004
: 103
.
FIGURES 9
.
Thienemanniella nagaramaculata
, male.
A.
Wing;
B.
Hypopygium, dorsal view;
C.
Hypopygium, ventral view.
Material examined.
JAPAN
: Honshu, Gifu Prefecture, Nagara River, light trap,
holotype
male (No. 170: 96).
25.x.1988
, M. Sasa.
Diagnostic characters.
The species are separated from other East Asian members of the genus by having hairy eyes, 9 flagellomeres, AR c. 0.8, partly semitransparent tergite IX, superior volsella more or less digitiform (not well visible), small, rounded and caudal inferior volsella.
Emended description.
Total
length
1.44–1.54 mm
, wing
length
0.90–0.94 mm
. Wing
length
/
length
of profemur: 3.0. Antenna with 9 flagellomeres (
10 in
original description), AR 0.79. Tentorium 125 µm long, 38 µm wide. Palpomeres
length
(in µm):15, 23, 30, 48, 153. Palpomere 2 ellipsoid, 3 and 4 rectangular, 5 long and slender; palpomeres 5/ 3: 5.1. Tergite IX partly semitransparent. Inferior volsella small and rounded. Transverse sternapodeme narrow, 23 µm long, with oral projections; phallapodeme median concave and slightly curved, 38 µm long. Gonocoxite 85 µm long with 1 long setae apically. Gonostylus 30 µm long, straight, apex with many setae. HR 2.8, HV 4.8.
Distribution.
Japan
.