Monopelopia Fittkau

Paul, Nilotpol, Hazra, Niladri & Mazumdar, Abhijit, 2014, Monopelopia mongpuense sp. n., a phytotelmata midge from sub – Himalayan region of India (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae), Zootaxa 3802 (1), pp. 122-130 : 128

Key to the adult males of Monopelopia Fittkau

1. R2 present............................................................................................ 2

- R2 absent............................................................................................4

2. R2 apically forked................................................................. M. divergens (Johannsen)

- R2 not apically forked.................................................................................. 3

3. Second palpomere with 2–3 darker spines; hind tibial comb with 7 setae, ta3 with pseudospur.... .. M. boliekae Beck & Beck

- Second palpomere without darker spine with roughly biserial arranged long setae; hind tibial comb with 8 setae, no pseudospur on ta3.............................................................................. M. mongpuense sp. n.

4. Wing length ≤ 1.00 mm...................................................... M. minuta Serpa –Filho & Oliveira

- Wing length ˃ 1.00 mm................................................................................ 5

5. Temporal setae multiserial.............................................................. M. tenuicalcar Kieffer

- Temporal setae uniserial................................................................................ 6

6. T VIII yellow; numerous blunt tipped setae present on all tarsomeres................. M. mikeschwartzi Epler & Janetzky

- T VIII brown; numerous blunt tipped setae absent on all tarsomeres............................................. 7

7. Anal point short and blunt............................................................................... 8

- Anal point long and conical............................................................................. 9

8. IX with one seta on each side; hind tibial comb with 5–6 setae; postalars 14................... M. tillandsia Beck & Beck

- IX with two setae on each side; hind tibial comb with 7–9 setae; postalar 1.......................... M. pavida Harrison

9. Mid tibia with long preapical seta; hind tibial comb with 7 setae................. M. paranaense Oliveira, Mendes & Silva

- Mid tibia without preapical seta; hind tibial comb with 5 setae................ M. caraguata Mendes, Marcondes & Pinho