Allocladius fortispinatus

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 : 50

fortispinatus group

Anal lobe of wing weak or reduced, costal extension sometimes long ( A. hirticaudatus , A. fortispinatus ), Cu 1 curved or sinuous, setae on R of male absent except in A. wirthi , supraalar often absent ( A. wirthi , A. lusciniolus , A. caspersi , A. fortispinatus ), superior volsella absent or reduced. Known females ( A. wirthi , A. lusciniolus ) with sharply triangular posterolateral corners of segment X. Immatures unknown. Paraphyletic group.