Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) jintutridecima (Sasa, 1996)

Ren, Jing, Lin, Xiaolong & Wang, Xinhua, 2014, Review of genus Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 1943 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China, ZooKeys 387, pp. 51-72 : 58

Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) jintutridecima (Sasa, 1996)

Eukiefferiella jintutridecimus Sasa, 1996: 64.

Psectrocladius (Mesopsectrocladius) jintutridecima ? Sæther, Ashe & Murray, 2000: 171.

Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) jintutridecima Yamamoto 2004: 82; Ashe and O’Connor 2012: 534.

Diagnosis.

AR 0.25-0.96; wing anal lobe near rectangular; tergite IX without anal point, just with a strongly chitinized broad and rounded ridge, bearing 13 strong setae; inferior volsella low and round, posterior corner.

Specimens examined.

China, Sichuan: 1 ♂, Baoxing County, 30°24'N, 102°54'E, 19.vi.1996, Ruilei Zhang, light trap. Shaanxi: 1 ♂, Liuba County, 33°39'N, 106°57'E, 1.viii.1994, Bingchun Ji, light trap. Fujian: 2 ♂♂ Wuyi City, Wuyi Mountain, 27°45'N, 118°03'E, 26.iv.1993, Xinhua Wang, light trap. Yunnan: 11 ♂♂, Lijiang City, Lijiang County, Shigu town, Chongjiang river, 26°51'N, 100°14'E, 25.v.1996, Xinhua Wang, light trap; 6 ♂♂, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Tiger Leaping Gorge, 27°11'24"N, 100°07'12"E, 26.v.1996, Xinhua Wang, light trap. Guangdong: 1 ♂, Fengkai County, 23°24'N, 111°30'E, 20.iv.1988, Xinhua Wang, sweep net.

Remarks.

Sasa (1996) described this species based on the material from Japan, and put it in the genus Eukiefferiella . Sæther, Ashe and Murray (2000) transferred this species to the genus? Psectrocladius . Yamamoto (2004) transferred it into the genus Pseudorthocladius . The Chinese specimens agree with the original description of Sasa (1996) with exception of Chinese specimens have lower AR (0.25-0.86).

Distribution.

Shaanxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan Province (Oriental China); Japan.