Thienemannimyia laeta ( Meigen, 1818 )

Cheng, Ming & Wang, Xinhua, 2009, Thienemannimyia Fittkau (Diptera: Chironomidae) from China, Zootaxa 2074, pp. 50-60 : 59

Thienemannimyia laeta ( Meigen, 1818)

( Figs 21–24 )

Tanypus laeta Meigen, 1818: 60 .

Tanypus subincurvatus Goetghebuer, 1923: 110 . Thienemannimyia laeta (Meigen) : Fittkau 1962: 177.

Material examined. China: Yunnan Province, Dali City, Zhonghelin, 22.v.1996, 1 male, light trap, B.X. Wang; Sichuan Province, Xiangcheng County, Shuoquhe River, 12.vi.1996, 3 males, light trap, X.H. Wang.

Remarks. The species is described in detail by Fittkau (1962). The presently examined specimens have the abdominal tergite VI totally brown and differ from European specimens having the tergite VI with a broad strip. The Chinese specimens have slightly higher LR1 0.83–0.88, 0.87 (n = 4), LR2 0.61–0.65, 0.63 (n = 4), LR3 0.74–0.77, 0.75(n = 3) than the European specimens (LR1 0.80, LR2 0.59, LR3 0.73).

This species was recorded in Palaearctic region ( Meigen 1818, Fittkau 1962). The present paper records the species from Oriental of China.

Figures

FIGURES 21 – 24. Thienemannimyia laeta (Meigen), male. 21 — wing; 22 — thorax; 23 — abdomen; 24 — hypopygium, ventral and dorsal views.