Taxonomic information on some Japanese Chironomidae (Diptera) described by Dr. M. Sasa (†) Author Yamamoto, Nao Author Yamamoto, Masaru text Zootaxa 2018 2018-11-09 4514 4 516 528 journal article 27979 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.5 b6786141-b3af-4df8-838b-6ecea1fd2810 1175-5326 2609358 CA29ED01-E74F-4DBB-AB6D-5055A03949BF Smittia nudipennis (Goetghebuer, 1913) ( Fig. 6 ) Smittia nudipennis (Goetghebuer, 1913: 166) ( Camptocladius ) . Bryophaenocladius togatenuis Sasa et Okazawa, 1992 : 136 . syn. n. Specimen examined: Japan : Toyama Pref., Toga Village , holotype of Bryophaenocladius togatenuis , 31. v. 1990 , T. Okazawa & M. Sasa [specimen No. 180:61 (NSMT-I-Dip 4702)] . Pubescent eyes, a terminal seta on last antennal flagellomere, no acrostichal setae, a moderately extended costa and a strongly sinuous Cu 2 are observed in the holotype of Bryophaenocladius togatenuis . These features indicate that the species belongs to the genus Smittia Holmgren. Furthermore , the hypopygial features are quite consistent with those of Smittia nudipennis .