Zavrelimyia (Schineriella) schineri ( Strobl, 1880 )

Mondal, Debarshi, Mukherjee, Tuhar & Hazra, Niladri, 2022, On a new species of the genus Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from India with cladistic relationship and a world key to the known males, Zootaxa 5154 (3), pp. 365-379 : 370

Zavrelimyia (Schineriella) schineri ( Strobl, 1880)

Tanypus schineri Strobl, 1880: 55

Schineriella schineri ( Strobl, 1880) : Murray & Fittkau, 1988: 247

Zavrelimyia (Schineriella) schineri ( Strobl, 1880) : Silva & Ekrem, 2016: 82

Material examined. 1 male, INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh, Ron Hills , (27°56’N, 89°58’E), 23.V.1999, Coll. A. Mazumdar.

Remarks ( Figure 3C ). The specimen examined has AR 1.9, no R 2+3 vein, mid and hind legs each with 2 tibial spurs, LR 1 0.89, a hind tibial comb with 6 setae and fully conforms with that of Zavrelimyia (Schineriella) schineri (Strobl) in morphometry and hypopygium structures.

Distribution: Previously, the species was reported from the Palaearctic region ( Ashe & O’Connor 2009). The record from India shows the distribution of this species as extending to the Oriental region.

Figures

FIGURES 3A–C. A. Abdomen of male Zavrelimyia (Paramerina) valida (Paul, Mazumdar and Hazra, 2013); B. Hypopygium of male Zavrelimyia (Paramerina) valida (Paul, Mazumdar and Hazra, 2013); C. Hypopygium of male Zavrelimyia (Schineriella) schineri (Strobl, 1880). Both to scale: 50 µm.