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
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.194711
f57a365f-c755-4589-aa58-e103c2a10122
1175-5326
194711
Thienemanniella hainanensis
sp. n.
(
Figs 8
A–C)
Type
material.
Holotype
male (BDN No. 1181),
CHINA
: Hainan Province, Wanning County, Diaoluo Town (19°4΄ N, 110° 28΄ E),
1499 m
a.s.l., light trap,
20.v.1988
, Xinhua Wang.
Diagnostic characters
. The species can be separated from other East Asian members of the genus by having hairy eyes, 11 flagellomeres, AR c. 0.6, superior volsella hooked and absence of inferior volsella.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the Hainan Province of
China
, where from the
type
material was collected.
FIGURE 7.
Thienemanniella ginzanquinta
(Sasa
et
Suzuki)
comb. n.
, male.
A.
Wing;
B.
Hypopygium, dorsal view;
C.
Hypopygium, ventral view.
Description.
Male imago (n = 1).
Total
length
1.17mm
. Wing
length
0.68 mm
. Total
length
/ wing
length
1.70, Wing
length
/
length
of profemur 2.52.
Coloration
: Head yellowish brown. Antenna and palpomere yellow. Thorax brown. Abdominal segments pale yellow. Legs yellowish brown. Wings nearly hyaline with pale yellow clava.
Head
. Eyes hairy. Antenna with 11 flagellomeres; ultimate flagellomere 163 µm long, apical sensilla chaetica extending slightly back from apex; antenna apically expanded, maximum width 25 µm; AR: 0.6. Clypeus with 8 setae. Tentorium 105 µm long. Stipes 75 µm long. Palpomeres
length
(in µm): 13, 15, 28, 58, 120. Palpomeres 2 and 3 ellipsoid, 4 rectangular, 5 long and slender; palpomere 5/ 3: 4.36.
Thorax
. Dorsocentrals 9, prealars 2. Scutellum with 1 setae.
Wing
(
Fig. 8
A). VR 1.80.
C length
235 µm, C/ wing
length
0.35.
Cu length
300 µm. Cu/ wing
length
0.44. Wing width/ wing
length
0.38. C with 13 setae.
Legs
. Fore trochanter with keel. Spur of fore tibia 25 µm and 15 µm long, spurs of mid tibia 23 µm long, of hind tibia 20 µm and 25 µm long. Width at apex of fore tibia 23 µm, of mid tibia 23 µm, of hind tibia 28 µm.
Hind
tibial comb composed of 11 setae. Sensilla chaetica 4 on ta1 of P3. Lengths and proportions of legs as in
Table 2
.
TABLE 2.
Lengths (in µm) and proportion of leg segments of
T. hainanensis
sp. n.
fe ti ta1 ta2 ta3 ta4 ta5 LR BV SV BR p1 270 240 200 90 45 15 33 0.83 3.9 2.55 2.3 p2 350 270 – – – – – – – – – p3 295 300 200 148 50 15 30 0.67 3.2 3.0 3.3
Hypopygium
(
Figs 8
B–D). Posterior margin straight, with many short setae, laterosternite IX without long seta. Superior and inferior volsella hooked. Transverse sternapodeme 45 µm long, without oral projections; coxapodeme 20 µm long, with basal projection; phallapodeme short, almost straight, 23 µm long, with basal projection. Gonocoxite 93 µm long with 4 setae apically. Gonostylus long and slender, 38 µm long; megaseta 5 µm long. HR 2.5, HV 3.1.
FIGURES 8
.
Thienemanniella hainanensis
sp. n.
, male.
A.
Wing;
B.
Hypopygium, dorsal view;
C.
Hypopygium, ventral view;
D.
Superior volsella.
Female and immature stages.
Unknown.
Distribution
.
China
(Hannan Province).