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Pseudosmittia lamasi Andersen, Saether et Mendes. C 2010

Description

Pseudosmittia lamasi Andersen, Saether et Mendes

(Fig. 103 A, B)

Pseudosmittia lamasi Andersen, Saether et Mendes, 2010: 49.

Material examined: BRAZIL: São Paulo State, Estação Ecológica Juréia-Itatins, Peruíbe, 24º31'06''S; 47º12'06''W, Malaise (Trilha 1), holotype male, 3.v.2002, N. W. Peixoto & eq. (PEJU17: BIOTA-FAPESP) (MZUSP). Paratype male, same data as holotype except for 6.v.2002, (PEJU11) (ZMBN).

Diagnostic characters: The large lobe-like superior volsella with median volsella either lacking or fused with inferior or superior volsella is unique within the genus. The presence of a hyaline bare anal point is unique among the Neotropical known species. The inner surface of the gonostylus is covered by long and dense microtrichia like in the trilobata and forcipata subgroups and most of the uncata subgroup.

The species known from São Paulo State, Brazil, is described in detail by Andersen et al. (2010: 49). It is rather different from other members of the angusta group and may not even belong to Pseudosmittia.

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 pages 270-271, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2849.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5288200

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MZUSP , ZMBN
Event date
2002-05-03 , 2002-05-06
Verbatim event date
2002-05-03 , 2002-05-06
Scientific name authorship
Andersen, Saether et Mendes. C
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Chironomidae
Genus
Pseudosmittia
Species
lamasi
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Pseudosmittia lamasi Andersen, 2010 sec. Jr & Saether, 2011

References

  • Andersen, T., Saether, O. A. & Mendes, H. F. (2010) Neotropical Allocladius Kieffer, 1913, and Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932 (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa, 2472, 1 - 77.