Pseudosmittia amorimi, Andersen, Saether et Mendes

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 : 227-228

P. amorimi Andersen, Saether et Mendes

( Fig. 85 D )

P. amorimi Andersen, Saether et Mendes, 2010: 28 .

Material examined: BRAZIL: Paraná State, Parque Estadual do Pau Oco , Morretes , 25º34'27.9''S; 48º53'46.7''W, holotype male, 10-13.iv.2002, Malaise (Bosque 2), M. T. Tavares & eq. (BRPR29: BIOTA-FAPESP) ( MZUSP) . Other material as in Andersen et al. (2010).

Diagnostic characters: The species differs from other members of the genus except P. palpina sp. n. by having reduced palpomeres. It differs from the other two species in the group by having no postcubital fork, only slightly arched transverse sternapodeme and curved gonostylus.

The species is described in detail by Andersen, Saether et Mendes 2010: 28.

Distribution

The species is known only from the Paraná State and São Paulo State, Brazil .

Figures

FIGURE 85. Pseudosmittia spp., male. A–C. P. insulsa (Johannsen). A—wing; B—hypopygium, left dorsal aspect, right ventral aspect; C—virga. D. P. amorimi Andersen, Saether et Mendes. (D from Andersen et al. 2010.)