Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman)

(Fig. 31)

Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman, 1933: 194–195, Fig. 55) (as Tendipes ( Parachironomus)).

Cryptotendipes sibaabeus Sasa, Sumita et Suzuki, 1999: 184 –185, Fig. 3 a–j. [Holotype 316: 100.] Syn. nov.

In Cryptotendipes Lenz, the gonostylus is not clearly separated from the gonocoxite and widened medially in basal half, while in Cladopelma Kieffer the gonostylus is elongate, curved and usually constricted in basal half. The gonostylus of Cryptotendipes sibaabeus fits the diagnosis of Cladopelma . Based on Kruseman (1933) and Yamamoto (1997, Fig. 31), C. sibaabeus should be considered a junior synonym of Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman) .