Semiocladius brevicornis (Ferrington Jr & Saether, 1964)

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 : 107

brevicornis group

Antepronotum lobes well developed or occasionally slightly narrowed medially. Anal lobe of wing reduced or weak except in H. kisotriangulata ; no false vein. Anal point rounded, with weak microtrichia to apex Phallapodeme with apical tooth or projection or with two teeth except in H. brevicornis and H. kisotriangulata ; virga with additional weak spinules; transverse sternapodeme with weak or without oral projections; superior volsella absent; inferior volsella with accessory lobe present; crista dorsalis not evident. Pupa known only of H. brevicornis with tergal conjunctives VII/VIII and sternal conjunctives III/IV bare, and 2–3 reduced anal macrosetae.