Beardius reissi Jacobsen

Pinho, Luiz Carlos, Mendes, Humberto Fonseca & Andersen, Trond, 2013, Revision of Beardius Reiss et Sublette, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae), with the description of twenty new species, Zootaxa 3742 (1), pp. 1-78 : 60

Beardius reissi Jacobsen

Beardius reissi Jacobsen in Jacobsen & Perry, 2000: 132.

Beardius reissi Jacobsen ; Jacobsen (2008: 97).

Beardius sp. A Epler (1992: 7.27, 1995: 7.27).

Diagnostic characters. The species belongs in the parcus group. The male can be separated from all other members of the genus by the combination of the following characters: acrostichals present; superior volsella pediform; median volsella consisting of a single tubercle bearing about 5 setae; and inferior volsella lacking basal projection. The female by: acrostichals present; clypeus with about 10 setae; and gonocoxite IX bare. The pupa by: tergite II with stronger shagreen orally; tergite VI with shagreen restricted to a transverse band in anterior 1/3; tergites VII and VIII bare; and paratergite VIII with long spines. The larva by: antenna with 6 segments; antennal blade as long as flagellum; and median ends of ventromental plates pointing posteriorly.

Description. The male, female, larva, and pupa were described in detail by Jacobsen & Perry (2000).

Distribution. The species is recorded from southern U.S.A. ( Jacobsen & Perry 2000).