New species of Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1913 (Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from China
Author
Cheng, Ming
Author
Wang, Xinhua
xhwang@nankai.edu.cn
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Zootaxa
2008
2008-11-28
1944
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1944.1.3
journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.1944.1.3
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Clinotanypus yani
sp. n.
(
Figs 15–18
)
Type material.
Holotype
male,
CHINA
:
Jiangxi Province
,
Nanchang County
,
Poyang Lake
,
12.vi.2004
,
light trap
,
C.C. Yan
(
BDN
No. 22069)
.
Paratypes
:
5 males
, as
holotype
.
Etymology.
Named after Mr. Chuncai Yan, who collected the specimens.
Diagnostic characters.
The species can be distinguished from other members of the genus on the color pattern of abdomen, thorax and legs.
Male
(n = 6). Total length 4.43–4.68,
4.57 mm
. Wing length 2.23–2.43,
2.29 mm
. Total length / wing length 1.91–2.06, 2.00. Wing length / length of profemur 2.11–2.28, 2.22.
FIGURES 15–18.
Clinotanypus yani
sp. n.
, male.
15
-thorax;
16
-abdomen;
17
-wing;
18
-hypopygium, ventral and dorsal view.
Coloration.
Head including antenna brown. Ground color of thorax pale brown; scutum with three long black spots; postnotum with brownish black spot (
Fig. 15
). Ground color of abdomen pale brown; tergites II– IV and VI each with broad dark band; tergite V with triangular dark spots laterally; tergite VII with narrow dark band laterally; tergite VIII with broad brown band; hypopygium brown (
Fig. 16
). Ground color of legs brown; apex of all femur and tibia dark brown; fore ta
2–5
, mid ta
3–5
and hind ta
4–5
dark brown. Wing with round brown spot covering R–M (
Fig. 17
).
Head.
AR 2.92–3.11, 3.04. Temporal setae 20 including 16 verticals and 4 postorbitals. Clypeus with 22– 38, 29 setae. Tentorium
180–205, 194 µm
long; 50–80, 62 µm wide. Palpomere lengths (in µm): 60; 70–80, 73; 115–165, 143; 165–205, 192; 245–300, 268.
Wing
(
Fig. 17
). VR 1.04–1.1, 1.07. Costal extension 60–80, 68 µm long. Brachiolum with 3 long setae. Squama with 28–38, 33 setae.
Thorax.
Antepronotals 6; dorsocentrals 24–30, 27; acrostichals 26–28, 27; prealars 10–16, 12; preepisternals 20–32, 26; postnotals 3. Scutellum with 20–24, 22 setae.
Legs.
Spur on foretibia 78–83, 79 µm long without lateral teeth; spurs on midtibia 58–70, 65 and 73–85, 79 µm long with 9 and 8 lateral teeth; spurs on hind tibia 60–65, 64 and 90–98, 94 µm long with 8 and 7 lateral teeth; apex of ta
1–
ta
3
of mid- and hind legs each with 2 pseudospurs; weak comb on foretibia with 20 setae; comb on hind tibia double with 13 plus 16 setae. Lengths and proportions of legs as in
Table 4
.
Hypopygium
(
Fig. 18
). Tergite IX concave, with 19 setae on each side. Anal point indistinct. Gonocoxite
230–260, 248 µm
long, cylindrical, outer margin convex with 8 setae. Gonostylus
115–128, 121 µm
long, robust, swollen basally. Megaseta
10 µm
long. HR 1.99–2.13, 2.05; HV 3.67–3.96, 3.78.
TABLE 4.
Lengths (in µm) and proportions of legs of
Clinotanypus yani
sp. n.
, male (n = 6).
fe |
ti |
ta1 |
ta2 |
p1 |
975–1100, 1033 |
1275–1375, 1339 |
975–1075, 1017 |
470–540, 497 |
p2 |
1025–1125, 1092 |
1075–1125, 1097 |
775–875, 820 |
320–370, 355 |
p3 |
950–1050, 1004 |
1250–1350, 1283 |
850–950, 894 |
400–490, 451 |
ta3 |
ta4 |
ta5 |
LR |
p1 |
300–335, 313 |
90–110, 102 |
140–155, 148 |
0.73–0.8, 0.76 |
p2 |
175–205, 195 |
90–100, 93 |
130–150, 140 |
0.72–0.8, 0.75 |
p3 |
230–320, 288 |
90–120, 102 |
140–150, 145 |
0.67–0.72, 0.7 |
Female, pupa and larva.
Unknown.
Distribution
. The species was collected in the
Jiangxi province
in Oriental
China
.