A revision of the genera Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932, Allocladius Kieffer, 1913, and Hydrosmittia gen. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) 2849
Author
Ferrington Jr, Leonard C.
Author
Saether, Ole A.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-04-29
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2849.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2849.1.1
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P. amorimi
Andersen, Saether
et
Mendes
(
Fig. 85 D
)
P. amorimi
Andersen, Saether
et
Mendes, 2010: 28
.
Material examined
:
BRAZIL
:
Paraná State
,
Parque Estadual do Pau Oco
, Morretes
,
25º34'27.9''S
;
48º53'46.7''W
,
holotype
male,
10-13.iv.2002
,
Malaise
(Bosque 2),
M. T. Tavares
& eq. (BRPR29: BIOTA-FAPESP) (
MZUSP
)
. Other material as in Andersen
et al.
(2010).
Diagnostic characters
: The species differs from other members of the genus except
P. palpina
sp. n.
by having reduced palpomeres. It differs from the other two species in the group by having no postcubital fork, only slightly arched transverse sternapodeme and curved gonostylus.
The species is described in detail by
Andersen, Saether
et
Mendes 2010: 28
.
Distribution
The species is known only from the
Paraná State
and
São Paulo State
,
Brazil
.