Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman)

Yan, Chuncai, Jin, Zhaohui & Wang, Xinhua, 2008, Cladopelma Kieffer from the Sino-Indian Region (Diptera: Chironomidae), Zootaxa 1916, pp. 44-56 : 48-50

Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman)

( Figs 4–8 )

Chironomus (Chironomus) virescens Meigen, 1818 sensu Edwards (1929: 391) .

Tendipes (Parachironomus) edwardsi Kruseman, 1933: 194 (new name for virescens Meigen ).

Tendipes (Cryptochironomus) edwardsi (Kruseman) ; Goetghebuer (1937–54: 44), Sublette (1960: 224).

Parachironomus edwardsi Kruseman ; Brundin (1947: 55).

Harnischia (Harnischia) edwardsi (Kruseman) ; Townes (1945: 167), Beck and Beck (1959: 95), Beck and Beck (1969: 301).

Chironomus (Cryptochironomus) edwardsi (Kruseman) ; Sublette (1964a: 134).

Cryptocladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman) ; Brundin (1949: 741), Reiss (1968a: 120), Albu (1980: 119), Pinder (1978: 118).

Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman) ; Wang et al. (1991: 13), Yamamoto (1997: 586), Wang (2000: 643), Wang and Ji (2003: 57).

Harnischia virescens (Meigen) ; Wang et al. (1977: 230).

Harnischia viridula auct . nec C. viridulum (Linnaeus) ; Wang et al. (1977: 230), Hashimoto et al. (1981: 21), Sasa and Hasegawa (1983: 324), Sasa (1985: 35), Sasa and Kikuchi (1986: 20), Chaudhuri and Chattopadhyay (1990: 159), Dutta et al. (1996: 274).

Harnischia (Cryptocladopelma) viridula auctorum nec C. viridulum (Linnaeus) ; Sasa (1985: 35).

Cladopelma viridula auct . nec C. viridulum (Linnaeus) ; Sasa (1991: 83), Kikuchi and Sasa (1990: 297), Sasa and Suzuki (1991: 96).

Cladopelma indicum Bhattacharyay, Duta et Chaudhuri, 1985: 179 . Syn. nov.

Cryptotendipes fujiquartus Sasa, 1985: 109 ; Sasa and Kawai (1987: 17), Sasa (1988: 56), Sasa (1989: 65, 74, 76), Sasa and Okazawa (1991: 106).

Cladopelma fujiquarta Sasa, 1993: 71 ; Sasa and Tanaka (2001: 45).

Cryptotendipes sibaabeus Sasa, Sumita et Suzuki, 1999: 184 ; Yan et al. (2005b: 19), Kobayashi and Endo (2008: 59).

Cryptotendipes inawaabeus Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, 1999: 8 . Syn. n.

Harnischia daitoheia Sasa et Suzuki, 2001a: 70 . Syn. n.

Harnischia ginzandeeus Sasa et Suzuki, 2001b: 12 . Syn. n.

Harnischia inadeeus Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, 2001: 5 . Syn. n.

Harnischia sibacedea Sasa, Sumita et Suzuki, 1999: 185 . Syn. n.

Harnischia simantocedea Sasa, Suzuki et Sakai, 1998: 50 . Syn. n.

Material examined: CHINA: Hebei Province, Zunhua County, Dongling Town, Longmenkou Reservoir, 3 males, 7.vii.2001, sweep net, Y. Guo; Zhejiang Province, Qingyuan County, Baishanzu, 3 males, 19.vii.1994, light trap, H. Wu; Anhui Province, Tongling City, Tianjinghu Park, 1 male, 31 vii.1994, sweep net, X. Wang; Fujian Province, Fuzhou City, Wulongjiang River, 1 male, 22.iv.1993, sweep net, X. Wang; Fujian Province, Fuzhou Agriculture College, 2 males, 22.iv.1993, light trap, X. Wang; Fujian Province, Shanghang County, Buyun, Shiyankeng, 1 male, 7.v.1993, light trap, X. Wang; Fujian Province, Jianning County, 1 male, 26.ix.2002, light trap, Z. Liu; Jiangxi Province, Yichun City, Yifeng County, Guanshan Nature Conservation Area, 280 m a.s.l., 3 males, 9.vi.2004, light trap, C. Yan; Jiangxi Province, Wuyishan National Natural Conservation Area, 900 m a.s.l., 1 male, 13.vi.2004, light trap, C. Yan; Shandong Province, Muping County, Kunyu Mountain, Dianhou, 2 males, 24–25.viii.1987, light trap, H. Li; Hubei Province, Wuhan University, 3 males, 29–30.x.2003, sweep net, B. Ji; Hubei Province, Shennongjia, Hongping, 1800 m a.s.l., 2 males, 18.vii.1997, light trap, Y. Du; Hubei Province, Yichang City, Gezhouba, 1 male, 3.xi.2003, sweep net, B. Ji; Guangxi Autonomous Region, Nanning City, 1 male, 29.v.1986, sweep net, X. Wang; Hainan Province, Diaoluo Town, 1 male, 20.v.1988, light trap, X. Wang; Yunnan Province, Eryuan County, Niujie Town, Futian Village, Meicihe River, 2262–2332 m a.s.l., 12 males, 23.v.1996, sweep net & light trap, B. Wang, L. Yang and C. Zhou; Yunnan Province, Lijiang City, Shigu Town, Chongjianghe River, 1850 m, 9 males, 25.v.1996, light trap & sweep net, B. Wang and C. Morse; Taiwan Province, 1 male, 2003, light trap, K. Ma. JAPAN: Holotype male of Cryptotendipes inawaabeus Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki ( NSM no. 389: 14), Fukishima Prefecture, on the shore of Lake Inawashiro, 4.viii.1999, light trap, H. Suzuki. Holotype male of Cryptotendipes sibaabeus Sasa, Sumita et Suzuki ( NSM no. 316: 100), Hokuriku District of Honshu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Kaga-shi, Shibayamagata Lake, 10.ix.1998, light trap, M. Sumita. Holotype male of Harnischia daitoheia Sasa et Suzuki ( NSM no. 412: 02), Okinawa, Minamidaito Island, Hyotanike, 27.iii.2001, light trap, H. Suzuki. Holotype male of Harnischia ginzandeeus Sasa et Suzuki ( NSM no. 403: 16), Hokkaido, Ginzan, 2.ix.2000, light trap, H. Suzuki. Holotype male of Harnischia inadeeus Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki ( NSM no. 398: 66), on the shore of Lake Inawashiro, 6.vii.2000, light trap, H. Suzuki. Holotype male of Harnischia sibacedea Sasa, Sumita et Suzuki ( NSM no. 317: 150), Ishikawa Prefecture, at the side of Shibayamagata Lake, 15.viii.1998, light trap, M. Sumita. Holotype male of Harnischia simantocedea Sasa, Suzuki et Sakai ( NSM no. 358: 28), Tombo Koen, on the shore of Shimonto River, 25.iv.1998, sweep net, H. Suzuki. INDIA: Holotype male of Cladopelma indicum Bhattacharyay, Dutta et Chaudhuri (EB no. 138), Burdwan: Damodar River, 8.vii.1984, D.K. Guha.

Diagnostic characters: The species can be distinguished by the following combination of characters: The tergite IX produced posteriorly with lateral shoulders covered long setae; anal point with a mid ridge bearing short setae laterally and covered by microtrichia; and the superior volsella finger-like, covered by microtrichia and bearing 1–2 terminal setae.

Distribution: The species is widespread in Holarctic and Sino-Indian regions. It was collected by sweep net and light trap in China.

Remarks: We re-examined the holotype of Cladopelma indicum Bhattacharyay, Dutta et Chaudhuri and found some omissions and errors in original description ( Bhattacharyay et al. 1985). Some characters should thus be added or corrected as: Wing length 1.18 mm; brachiolum with 2 setae; R4+5 with 2 setae apically; CR 1.21; mid leg with 12 sensilla chaetica; LR 1.88; anal point 85 Μm long; base of anal point shoulder-like without projection. Based on the shape of the hypopygium (figs 7–8) with the base of the anal point shoulder-like and without projection, the setae and microtrichia on the anal point, and the elongate, curved and pointed gonostylus, we consider the species to be a synonym of C. edwardsi .

Re-examination of the holotypes of Cryptotendipes inawaabeus Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki , Harnischia daitoheia Sasa et Suzuki , H. ginzandeeus Sasa et Suzuki , H. inadeeus Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki , H. sibacedea Sasa, Sumita et Suzuki , H. simantocedea Sasa, Suzuki et Sakai , showed that all are junior synonyms of C. edwardsi .

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 8. Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman, 1933), Chinese male (4 – 6), Indian male (7 – 8). 4 - w ing; 5 & 7 - hypopygium, dorsal view; 6 & 8 - hypopygium, ventral view.