Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Chironomidae

Harnischia cultriata Wang, 1999 Fig. 2

Harnischia cultriata Wang 1999: 172.

Type locality.

China (Gansu).

Material examined.

Holotype: ♂, (BDN no. 03438), China: Gansu Province, Tianshui City, Dangchuan Country, 1450 m, 8. viii. 1993, sweeping net. W. Bu.

Diagnostic characters.

Frontal tubercles absent. R1 without microtrichia. Tergite IX with shoulder-like posterior margin. Anal point slightly swollen in the distal 1/3, sharp at the apex, with median ridges but without lateral setae. Anal tergite bands Y-shaped, slightly flat at the bottom. Superior volsella present, bearing 4 strong setae and microtrichia. Gonocoxite with an obvious projection in distal portion of inner margin, bearing 2-3 strong setae and microtrichia; Gonostylus swollen- to knife-like at the middle, with sharp teeth at the apex.

Distribution.

China (Gansu).