Non­biting midges of the genus Paracladopelma Harnisch (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Russian Far East Author Zorina, Oksana V. text Zootaxa 2006 1134 29 49 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.171934 510b41ee-271e-47e4-bff6-c4815f582b0f 1175­5326 171934 Paracladopelma nereis (Townes) ( Figs. 16–19 ) Harnischia ( Cladopelma ) nereis Townes, 1945 : 150 Chironomus ( Cryptochironomus ) nereis (Townes) ; Sublette & Sublette (1965: 168) Paracladopelma nereis (Townes) : Mozley & Garcia (1972: 109) Material . 2 males , Russia , Primorye Territory, Tumannaya River, 18.V.1999 , leg. E. Makarchenko; 2 males , Razdolnaya River near Pokrovka Village, 15–16.V.1993 , leg. E. Makarchenko; 1 male , Ussuri River at about 1.5 km from Kirovsky, 23.IX.1991 , leg. T. Tiunova; 1 male , Kabarga River near railway bridge, Ussuri River basin, 14.VII.2000 , leg. T. Tiunova; 1 male , Khabarovsk Territory, Amur River basin, Bidzhan River near Preobrazhenovka Village, 4.VIII.2003 , leg. T. Tiunova; 1 male , Tunguska River near Danilovka Village, 26.VI.2004 , leg. T. Tiunova; 1 male , Zavitaya River near railway bridge of route Birobidzhan­Khabarovsk, 1.IX.2004 , leg. T. Tiunova; 2 males , Amursk Region, Zeya River at about 1 km above of bridge, 20.VIII.2004 , leg. T. Tiunova. Male imago ( n = 8) Total length 3.0– 4.1 mm . Wing length 1.7–2.4 mm . Total length/wing length 1.42–1.93. Coloration . Scape yellowish brown or brown, flagellomeres dark brown; ground color of thorax pale yellow, mesonotal stripes yellow, 2/3 of postnotum brown; P1 yellow, except brown on distal 2/3 f1 and t1, ta1–5; P2 and P3 yellowish, ta1–5 gradually darkened toward apex or f2 and f3 yellowish brown at distal end and t2 and t3 yellowish brown at proximal end; abdomen yellowish brown. Head . Frontal tubercles 9.0– 22.5 m long and 6.8–11.3 m wide. Verticals 12–17. Clypeus with 11–16 setae. Antenna 1045–1292 m long. AR 1.89–2.09. Maxillary palp 500–554 m long, lengths of last 4 palpomeres (in m): 54–68; 113–117; 135–158; 185–212. Antenna length/palp length 2.33–2.43. Thorax . Antepronotals 3–5, acrostichals 10–12, dorsocentrals 5–9, prealars 2–4, supraalars 1. Scutellum with 7–11 setae. Wing . Length 1.7–2.4 mm , wide 0.53–0.72. VR 1.16–1.21. R with 4–10 setae, R1 without setae, R4+5 with 2–4 apical setae. Squama with 3–10, brachiolum with 1–3 setae. Legs . Terminal combs with 2 spurs (length 18–23 m ). LR1 1.58–1.81, LR2 0.58–0.63, LR3 0.63–0.68; SV1 1.32–1.44, SV2 3.40–3.62, SV3 2.88–3.09; BV1 1.75–1.86, BV2 3.48–3.83, BV3 2.58–2.75; BR1 2.5–3.0, BR2 4.3, BR3 4.4–4.5. Hypopygium ( Figs. 16–19 ). Median longitudinal ridge of anal tergite bands absent. Anal point (length 54–59 m , width 9–14 m ) widest in apical half. Laterosternite IX with 1–2 setae, rarely 0. Transverse sternapodeme 50 m long. Gonocoxite (length 72–99 m ) with 5–11 setae. Superior volsella foot­shaped (length 32–50 m , width 32–45 m ) with 12–15 setae. Inferior volsella apically rounded (length 72–108 m , width 23 m ). Gonostylus (length 117–180 m , width 23–27 m ) slightly curved, on apex with rounded tubercle. HR 0.55–0.65. Distribution . Holarctic. In the Palaearctic Region, the species is known from North Korea ( Saether et al . 2000 ) and the Russian Far East ( Makarchenko et al . 2005 ). It is recorded from Russia for the first time.