Pseudosmittia valida, Mukherjee & Som & Hazra, 2022

Mukherjee, Tuhar, Som, Dipak Kumar & Hazra, Niladri, 2022, Two new species of Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932 from India with a key to Oriental species adult males (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae), Zootaxa 5200 (1), pp. 51-62 : 56

Pseudosmittia valida sp. n.

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Material examined. Holotype male labelled ‘ Pseudosmittia valida sp. n., India, West Bengal, Kakdwip [21°52′N, 88°10′E], leg. A. Mazumdar, 16.x.1990; paratype 1 male, data same as holotype.

Etymology. From the Latin word ‘ validus ’ meaning, robust, referring to the broad gonostylus; to be treated as noun.

Diagnosis. Pseudosmittia valida sp. n. can be recognised by the broad gonostylus, reduced anal lobe, and AR 1.06–1.07.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Pseudosmittia valida sp. n. male (A–D). A, B. thorax; C. wing, scale: 100 µm; D. hypopygium, scale: 100 µm; E, virga.