Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) sublettorum Cranston

Kong, Fanqing, Saether, Ole A. & Wang, Xinhua, 2012, A review of the subgenus Eudactylocladius (Diptera: Chironomidae) from China, Zootaxa 3341, pp. 46-53 : 51-52

Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) sublettorum Cranston

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Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) sublettorum Cranston, 1999: 291 ; Makarchenko & Makarchenko 2011: 116.

Material examined. Sichuan Province, Luding County, 1 male, 7.vi.1996, sweep net, X. Wang; Sichuan Province, Litang City, Sangdui Town, Haizi Mountain, 3 males, 11.vi.1996, sweep net, X. Wang.

Remarks. O. (E.) sublettorum was described in detail by Cranston (1999). Saether (2004) also mentioned the close relation between O. (E.) sublettorum and O. (E.) priomixtus . Specimen from China has AR about 0.8, a little lower than the specimens described by Cranston (AR 0.97–1.15).

Distribution. The species has been recorded in the Holarctic region ( Cranston 1999), and now recorded in Sichuan province in Oriental China.

Figures

FIGURES 10 – 12. Hypopygium. 10 — Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) musester Saether, 11 — Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) priomixtus Saether, 12 — Orthocladius (Eudactylocladius) subletteorum Cranston.