Tanytarsus takahashii Kawai et Sasa, 1985

Giłka, Wojciech & Gadawski, Piotr, 2022, Tanytarsini (Diptera: Chironomidae) collected during Polish expeditions to North Korea, Zootaxa 5214 (2), pp. 151-175 : 165

Tanytarsus takahashii Kawai et Sasa, 1985

Tanytarsus takahashii Kawai et Sasa, 1985: 22 (male, fig. 8; Japan); Ekrem 2002: 28 (male, figs 47, 48; Japan + references therein).

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Material examined. Phjŏngjang, 18 July 1981, 9 males; Sokam, 8 July 1981, 2 males; leg. W. Krzemiński.

Remarks. A group membership of Tanytarsus takahashii , based on morphology, was discussed by Ekrem (2002) who indicated several possible placements for this species (the mendax , eminulus or lestagei group). Later, molecular analyses supported the concept of the lestagei group as the place for T. takahashii ( Lin et al. 2018b) . The species has been also compared with the fossil species T. serafini Giłka, 2010 , and suggested to belong to the serafini group (cf. Giłka 2010, pl. II, figs. 2–7 and Fig. 7A–C ).

Figures

FIGURE 7. Tanytarsus takahashii Kawai et Sasa, 1985, male. A: hypopygium; B: superior volsella and digitus, variations; C: median volsella (magnified × 1.5 relative to A).