A review of Antillocladius Saether and Litocladius Mendes, Andersen et Saether, with the description of two new Neotropical genera (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)
Author
Mendes, Humberto Fonseca
Author
Andersen, Trond
text
Zootaxa
2008
2008-09-29
1887
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1887.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1887.1.1
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Antillocladius zhengi
Wang
et
Saether
Antillocladius zhengi
Wang and Saether, 1993: 229
,
Fig. 2
;
Mendes
et al
. (2004: 59)
.
Material examined:
Type
material as in
Wang and Saether (1993)
(
ZMBN
).
THAILAND
:
Chiang Mai
:
Nankoi Waterfall
near
Samoeng
,
1 male
,
10.iv.1991
,
sweep net
,
T. Andersen
(
ZMBN
)
.
Diagnostic characters:
The male can be separated from all other members of the genus by having a few apical setae on the wing membrane; bare veins; setose squama; costa strongly extended; acrostichals starting in front, anterior one hair-like to lanceolate, posterior ones scalpellate; moderately long virga; anal point moderately long, triangular with pointed apex and strong lateral setae; and inferior volsella well developed, rectangular, with anterior part somewhat pointed and of about the same length as posterior rounded part.
Distribution:
This species is known from
China
(
Hainan
) and
Thailand
.