Pseudosmittia invirgata Andersen, Saether et Mendes, 2010

Ferrington Jr, Leonard C. & Saether, Ole A., 2011, A revision of the genera Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932, Allocladius Kieffer, 1913, and Hydrosmittia gen. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) 2849, Zootaxa 2849 (1), pp. 1-314 : 288

Pseudosmittia invirgata Andersen, Saether et Mendes

( Fig. 112 A, B )

Pseudosmittia invirgata Andersen, Saether et Mendes, 2010: 43 .

Material examined: MEXICO: Campeche, Calakmul , aquada pequena, 1 km NE Hormiguero, 18º24’10.9’’N 89º29’13.8’’W, 300 m a.s.l., Malaise, holotype male, 6–7.v.1997, A. Contreras et al. ( ZMBN Type No. 426). Other material as in Andersen et al. (2010: 43) .

Diagnostic characters: The absence of a virga and the broad median volsella will separate the male imago from P. forcipata .

This Mexican species is described in detail in Andersen et al. (2010: 43).

Figures

FIGURE 112. Pseudosmittia spp., males. A, B. P. invirgata Andersen, Saether et Mendes. C–H. P. pugnata sp. n. C—wing; D—head; E—third palpomere; F—cibarial pump and stipes; G—virga; H—hypopygium, left dorsal aspect, right ventral aspect. (From Andersen et al. 2010.)