Antillocladius arcuatus Saether, 1982

Mendes, Humberto Fonseca & Andersen, Trond, 2008, A review of Antillocladius Saether and Litocladius Mendes, Andersen et Saether, with the description of two new Neotropical genera (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae), Zootaxa 1887 (1), pp. 1-75 : 21

Antillocladius arcuatus Saether

Antillocladius arcuatus Saether, 1982: 474 , Fig. 5 ; Mendes et al. (2004: 29) .

Material examined: Type material as in Saether (1982). BRAZIL: São Paulo: Cajuru, Fazenda Rio Grande , 21°12'S, 47°09'W, 2 males, 18.xii.1999 – 10.i.2000, Malaise trap, G. Melo & F. Nascimento. VENEZUELA: Falcón: Rio Mitare near San Luis , 11°07.930'N, 69°39,184'W, 589 m a.s.l., 8 males, 07.vi.2001, R.W. Holzenthal, R. Blahnik, H. Paprocki & C. Cressa. MEXICO: Nuevo Leòn: Santiago, 30 km west of Cola Caballo on road to Laguna de Sánchez , 2 males, 19.ix.1998, light trap, T. Andersen & A. Contreras-Ramos; Allende, Rio Ramos at Raices, 2 km west of highway 85, 2 males, 20.ix.1998, sweep net & light trap, T. Andersen & A. Contreras-Ramos ( MIZA, MZUSP, ZMBN) .

Diagnostic characters: The male can be separated from all other members of the genus by having bare wing membrane; squama with 2–3 setae; acrostichals starting in front, non-scalpellate anterior, scalpellate in mid scutum; virga absent; anal point narrow, tapering to point; and inferior volsella strongly projecting and lobe-like.

Distribution: The species is known from Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, and U.S.A.

Figures

FIGURES 5–6. Brooks Parsimony Analysis (BPA) of the species belonging to: 5—Antillocladius Saether; 6—Gravatamberus gen. n., Gynocladius Mendes, Saether et Andrade-Morraye, and Genus H sensu Epler.