Prodiamesa levanidovae Makarchenko

Kobayashi, Tadashi & Endo, Kazuo, 2008, Synonymic notes on some species of Chironomidae (Diptera) described by Dr. M. Sasa (†), Zootaxa 1712, pp. 49-64 : 58

Prodiamesa levanidovae Makarchenko

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Prodiamesa levanidovae Makarchenko, 1982: 305 –307, Figs. 1–10 .

Prodiamesa otukii Sasa et Tanaka, 2000: 6 , Fig. 9 a–n. [Holotype 392: 003.] Syn. nov. Prodiamesa toneheia Sasa et Tanaka, 2000: 5 –6, Fig. 8 a–i. [Holotype 391: 009.] Syn. nov. Prodiamesa nagaii Sasa et Kawai, 1985: 13 –15, Fig. 3 A–M. [Syntypes 097: 051–058, lost.] Syn. nov.

Although the holotypes Prodiamesa otukii and P. toneheia are not in good condition, it is apparent that they are not separable from each other in morphological details such as the shape of the inferior and superior volsellae ( Fig. 29 ). Furthermore, there are no morphological differences between these two species and P. levanidovae described by Makarchenko (1982). The types of P. nagaii are lost. However, based on the original description and figures of the hypopygium, P. nagaii also appears to be identical with P. levanidovae .

Figures

FIGURES 27 – 31. Male holotypes of Diamesinae (27 – 28), Prodiamesinae (29) and Chironominae (30 – 31). 27 – 28. Sympotthastia toyamayezea Sasa, 1996 [= Sympotthastia takatensis (Tokunaga, 1936)], tergite IX (27), lateral aedeagal lobe (28). 29. Prodiamesa toneheia Sasa et Tanaka, 2000 [= Prodiamesa levanidovae Makarchenko, 1982], hypopygium. 30. Daitoyusurika daitofegea Sasa et Suzuki, 2001 [= Chironomus crassiforceps (Kieffer, 1916)], hypopygium. 31. Cryptotendipes sibaabeus Sasa, Sumita et Suzuki, 1999 [= Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman, 1933)], hypopygium. Scale lines: 100 μm.

FIGURES 1 – 12. Male holotypes of Tanypodinae. 1 – 2. Denopelopia irioquerea (Sasa et Suzuki, 2000), comb. nov., hypopygium (1), scale-like setae of fore tibia (2). 3 – 4. Zavrelimyia inawaquerea Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, 2000 [= Natarsia tokunagai (Fittkau, 1962)], wing (3), mid tibial spurs (4). 5 – 6. Krenopelopia yunouresia Sasa, 1989 [= Paramerina divisa (Walker, 1856)], hypopygium (5), hind tibial spurs (6). 7 – 8. Paramerina okimaculata Sasa, 1990, hypopygium (7), mid tibial spurs (8). 9 – 10. Krenopelopia togatibea Sasa et Okazawa, 1992 [= Psectrotanypus orientalis Fittkau, 1962], hypopygium (9), mid tibial spurs (10). 11 – 12. Krenopelopia joganflava Sasa et Okazawa, 1991 [= Rheopelopia ornata (Meigen, 1838)], hypopygium (11), mid tibial spurs (12). Scale lines: 1000 μm (3); 100 μm (1, 5, 7, 9, 11); 50 μm (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12).