A review of the genus Compterosmittia Saether, 1981 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from China
Author
Lin, Xiaolong
Author
Yao, Yuanyuan
Author
Liu, Wenbin
Author
Wang, Xinhua
text
Zootaxa
2013
3669
2
129
138
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3669.2.3
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Compterosmittia oyabelurida
(Sasa, Kawai
et
Ueno, 1988)
Parakiefferiella oyabelurida
Sasa, Kawai
et
Ueno, 1988: 54
.
Compterosmittia oyabelurida
(Sasa, Kawai
et
Ueno)
: Yamamoto 2004: 14.
Material examined.
Henan Province, Luoyang City, Luanchuan County, Longyuwan National Forest Park,
33°46’15’’N
,
111°43’42’’E
,
2 males
,
11.vii.1996
,
1000 m
a.s.l., sweep net, J. Li.
Diagnostic characters:
The adult male can be separated from other members of the genus by low AR about 0.40.
Remarks.
The species was described by Sasa
et al
. (1988), but mistakenly placed in
Parakiefferiella
. Yamamoto (2004) re-examined the
holotype
and transferred it to
Compterosmittia
. Mendes
et al
. (2004) did not mention the species in the review. Specimens from
China
have AR 0.39, close to the specimen from
Japan
(AR 0.40).
Distribution.
China
,
Japan
.