Paracladopelma camptolabis (Kieffer)

Tendipes camptolabis Kieffer, 1913: 40 .

Chironomus allolabis Thienemann et Kieffer, 1921: 527 .

Cladopelma camptolabis (Kieffer); Harnisch (1923: 281).

Chironomus camptolabis (Kieffer); Edwards (1929: 387).

Tendipes (Cryptochironomus) camptolabis (Kieffer); Goetghebuer (1937–54: 34).

Cryptochironomus camptolabis (Kieffer); Chernovskij (1949: 103).

Paracladopelma camptolabis (Kieffer); Brundin (1947: 53); Fittkau et al. (1967: 274); Lehmann (1971: 499); Jackson (1977: 1337); Pinder (1978: 132); Sasa (1984: 46; 1985: 37, 112; 1988: 14; 1989: 23; 1991: 48; 1998: 31); Sasa and Kikuchi (1995: 103); Saether et al. (2000: 191).

Diagnostic characters. The species can be identified by the following combination of characters: combs of mid- and hind tibiae with single spur; anal point broadened apically; superior volsella pediform with toe projecting mesally and with 6 strong apical setae.

Remarks. Wang and Ji (2003) recorded P. camptolabis from Fujian Province, China. However, re-examination of the material show that it actually is a new species, P. digitum sp. n., described below.

Distribution. The species has a Holarctic distribution. In the Sino-Indian region, the species is widespread in Japan.