taxonID	type	description	language	source
1F1B0E44EA052265FF2DE628FB2BF9B2.taxon	diagnosis	Generic diagnosis (amended): Adult male: Maxillary palp 4 – 5 segmented (4 in newly described species); acrostichals absent (pers. comm. with P. S. Cranston and H. Tang; Tong checked the holotype of Shangomyia impectinata Saether & Wang, 1993 and confirmed absence of Ac; although in the original description made by Saether & Wang (1993) it was stated to be present); anal point may be present or absent (present in the newly described species) (Saether & Wang 1993, Tang & Cranston 2019). Adult female: Seminal capsules oval to elliptical in shape.	en	Hui, Poulami, Mahato, Achintya, Hazra, Niladri (2026): A new species of the genus Xiaomyia Saether & Wang (Diptera: Chironomidae) from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 5796 (3): 502-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5
1F1B0E44EA052264FF2DE568FD4DFF4F.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 – 4)	en	Hui, Poulami, Mahato, Achintya, Hazra, Niladri (2026): A new species of the genus Xiaomyia Saether & Wang (Diptera: Chironomidae) from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 5796 (3): 502-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5
1F1B0E44EA052264FF2DE568FD4DFF4F.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material HOLOTYPE. ♂, labelled: ‘ INDIA: West Bengal, Bindu, 27.09 ° N, 88.87 ° E, 13. iv. 2025, leg. A. MAHATO & A. MONDAL’. GenBank Accession Number of holotype: PV 939326 PARATYPES. 14 ♂, 10 ♀, same data as holotype.	en	Hui, Poulami, Mahato, Achintya, Hazra, Niladri (2026): A new species of the genus Xiaomyia Saether & Wang (Diptera: Chironomidae) from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 5796 (3): 502-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5
1F1B0E44EA052264FF2DE568FD4DFF4F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Xiaomyia acuminata sp. nov. is separable from the only other congeneric species by the following combination of characters: Anal point long, slender with pointed apex; inferior volsella well developed; gonostylus trapezoidal.	en	Hui, Poulami, Mahato, Achintya, Hazra, Niladri (2026): A new species of the genus Xiaomyia Saether & Wang (Diptera: Chironomidae) from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 5796 (3): 502-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5
1F1B0E44EA052264FF2DE568FD4DFF4F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet ‘ acuminata ’ refers to the Latinised version of the long, pointed anal point of the male hypopygium.	en	Hui, Poulami, Mahato, Achintya, Hazra, Niladri (2026): A new species of the genus Xiaomyia Saether & Wang (Diptera: Chironomidae) from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 5796 (3): 502-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5
1F1B0E44EA052264FF2DE568FD4DFF4F.taxon	description	Description of the adult male (holotype)	en	Hui, Poulami, Mahato, Achintya, Hazra, Niladri (2026): A new species of the genus Xiaomyia Saether & Wang (Diptera: Chironomidae) from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 5796 (3): 502-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.5
