Antillocladius Saether

Mendes, Humberto F., Andersen, Trond & Hagenlund, Linn K., 2011, New species and records of Antillocladius Saether and Litocladius Mendes, Andersen et Saether from Brazil and Costa Rica (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae), Zootaxa 2915, pp. 39-51 : 40

Antillocladius Saether

Antillocladius Saether, 1981: 4 .

Antillocladius Saether: Coffman et al. (1986 : 160); Cranston et al. (1983: 157); Cranston et al. (1989: 176); Saether (1982: 471, 1984: 1); Mendes et al. (2004: 27 ); Mendes & Andersen (2008: 17) .

Type species. Antillocladius antecalvus Saether, 1981: 4 , by original designation.

Other included species. Antillocladius anandae sp. n.; A. arcuatus Saether, 1982 ; A. atalaia Mendes et Andersen, 2008 ; A. axitiosus Mendes et Andersen, 2008 ; A. biota Mendes, Andersen et Saether, 2004 ; A. brazuca Mendes et Andersen, 2008 ; A. calakmulensis Mendes, Andersen et Saether, 2004 ; A. campususp Mendes et Andersen, 2008 ; A. folius Mendes, Andersen et Saether, 2004 ; A. gephyrus Mendes et Andersen, 2008 ; A. herradurus Mendes, Andersen et Saether, 2004 ; A. itatiaia sp. n.; A. musci Mendes, Andersen et Saether, 2004 ; A. plicatus Mendes et Andersen, 2008 ; A. pluspilalus Saether, 1982 ; A. scalpellatus Wang et Saether, 1993 ; A. skartveiti Andersen et Contreras-Ramos, 1999 ; A. sooretama Mendes, Andersen et Saether, 2004 ; A. subnubilus (Sinharay et Chaudhuri, 1979) ; A. tokarameneus (Sasa et Suzuki, 1995) ; A. ubatuba Mendes, Andersen et Saether, 2004 ; A. ultimus Mendes et Andersen, 2008 ; A. venequatoriensis Mendes, Andersen et Saether, 2004 ; A. yakyijeus (Sasa et Suzuki, 2000) ; A. zempoalensis Mendes, Andersen et Saether, 2004 ; and A. zhengi Wang et Saether, 1993 .

Diagnostic characters. The males can be separated from other orthoclads by the following combination of characters: scalpellate acrostichals at least in mid scutum (some simple anterior acrostichals may occur) combined with a moderately to extremely long anal point with lateral setae; virga present or absent, but lateral lamellae never present. All known females and several males have setae apically on the wing membrane. The combination of absence of thoracic horn and presence of thorn-like macrosetae will separate the pupae from other genera. The larva is distinguished by a palmate S I, pecten epipharyngis divided into about 8–12 teeth, anal segment protruding over posterior parapods, and anal setae absent or perhaps reduced to single seta on minute tubercle.

Description as in Mendes & Andersen (2008).