Pseudorthocladius (Lordella) wingoi Saether & Sublette, 1983

Ren, Jing, Lin, Xiaolong & Wang, Xinhua, 2014, Review of genus Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China, ZooKeys 387, pp. 51-72 : 63

Pseudorthocladius (Lordella) wingoi Saether & Sublette, 1983

Pseudorthocladius (Lordella) wingoi Sæther & Sublette, 1983: 98; Ashe and O’Connor 2012: 530.

Pseudorthocladius (Lordella) comans Sæther & Sublette, 1983: 95; Cranston and Oliver 1988: 446.

Diagnosis.

Inferior volsella hook-liked, bended posteriad; gonostylus broadest at base and densely covered with microtrichia; virga with 5-8 stronger spines and 0-20 finer spinules; AR 0.8-1.1; dorsocentrals 10-16; R with 1-3 setae, exceptionally with 12 setae.

Specimens examined.

China, Guizhou: 8 ♂♂, Fanjing Mountain, 27°54'54"N, 108°41'42"E, 28.v.-3.vi.2002, Bingchun Ji, sweep net.

Remarks.

The Chinese specimens mainly agree with the description by Sæther and Sublette (1983). According to Cranston and Oliver (1988), Pseudorthocladius (Lordella) comans is a synonym of Pseudorthocladius (Lordella) wingoi . Based on the specimens from Canada the shape of the gonostylus is highly dependent on orientation and the spines might be correlated with size, so Pseudorthocladius (Lordella) comans and Pseudorthocladius (Lordella) wingoi should be the same species. The minor differences between Chinese specimens and North America specimens are as follows: (1) The anal point is a little shorter (12-17 μm); (2) with small AR (0.75-0.86); (3) dorsocentrals 7-8.

Distribution.

Oriental China (Guizhou Province); U.S.A.; Canada.