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Allocladius lusciniolus Saether et Andersen 2011, sp. n.

Description

Allocladius lusciniolus Saether et Andersen, sp. n.

(Fig. 7 B–F)

Allocladius lusciniolus Saether et Andersen, 2011.

Material examined: TRISTAN DA CUNHA: 37°108′44"S; 12°326′53", Site 7, on rim, west of patches, above Molly Gulch, below Daylies hill, 2270 ft., Blechnum palmiforme -grassland mix, Malaise trap, holotype female, 15-21.ii.2005, C. Hänel (ZMBN Type. No. 422).

Diagnostic characters: This parthenogenetic species described by Saether and Andersen (2011) differs from A. wirthi by having sternite VIII with more than 20 median setae, 9–12 dorsocentral setae, LR 1 0.57–0.63, and apparently weak bulbs before the common opening of the spermathecal ducts.

Distribution

The species is known from the subantarctic islands of Gough, Tristan da Cunha and Nightingale.

Notes

Published as part of 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, pp. 1-314 in Zootaxa 2849 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2849.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5288200

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ZMBN
Event date
2005-02-15
Family
Chironomidae
Genus
Allocladius
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Saether et Andersen
Species
lusciniolus
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Verbatim event date
2005-02-15/21
Taxonomic concept label
Allocladius lusciniolus Saether, 2011

References

  • Saether, O. A. & Andersen, T. (2011) Chironomidae from Gough, Nightingale and Tristan da Cunha islands, South Atlantic Ocean (Diptera). Zootaxa (in press)