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Cladopelma virescens Meigen

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Cladopelma virescens (Meigen)

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Chironomus virescens Meigen, 1818: 23.

Not Chironomus (Chironomus) virescens (Meigen) sensu Edwards (1929: 391). Tendipes (Harnischia) virescens (Meigen); Goetghebuer (1937–54: 49).

Cryptocladopelma virescens (Meigen); Brundin (1949: 742), Reiss (1968b: 198), Pinder (1978: 118), Albu (1980: 123). Cladopelma virescens (Meigen); Wang et al. (1991: 13), Wang (2000: 643).

Material examined: CHINA: Tianjin Municipality, 3 males, 3.v.1979, sweep net, X. Wang; Tianjin Municipality, Duliujianhe River, 1 male, 12.vi.1985, sweep net, X. Wang; Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao City, 3 males, 4.vi.1985, light trap, X. Wang; Hebei Province, Chicheng County, Lvhepu and Yunchou Reservoirs, 2 males, 21.vii.2001, sweep net, Y. Guo, S. Hao and Y. Du; Neimenggu Autonomous Region, Alashanzuoqi, Bayanhaote Town, 6 males, 31.vii.1987 & 7.viii.1987, light trap, X. Wang; Ningxia Province, Guyuan County, 1 male, 8.iv.1987, sweep net, X. Wang; Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Kuerle City, Yingxia Town, Taiyangdao, 3 males, 26.viii.2002, light trap, H. Tang.

Diagnostic characters: The species can be distinguished from other Cladopelma species by having anal point flanked by processes bearing numerous strong setae and covered by microtrichia, and anal tergite bands being H-shaped.

Distribution: The species is widespread in the Palaearctic region (Saether et al. 2000).

Remarks: The European specimens described by species Goetghebuer (1937: 54) differs from the Chinese specimens by having a higher antennal ratio (2.5 as opposed to 1.98).

Notes

Published as part of Yan, Chuncai, Jin, Zhaohui & Wang, Xinhua, 2008, Cladopelma Kieffer from the Sino-Indian Region (Diptera: Chironomidae), pp. 44-56 in Zootaxa 1916 on page 51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.184615

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Biodiversity

Family
Chironomidae
Genus
Cladopelma
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Meigen
Species
virescens
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Meigen, J. W. (1818) Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europaischen zweiflugeligen Insekten. Erster Theil. F. W. Forstmann, Aachen, 332 pp.
  • Edwards, F. W. (1929) British non-biting midges (Diptera: Chironomidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 77, 279 - 439.
  • Goetghebuer, M. (1937 - 1954) Tendipedidae (Chironomidae). b. Subfamilie Tendipedinae (Chironominae). A. Die Imagines. In: Linder, E. (Ed.), Die Fliegen der Palaearktischen Region, 3 (13 c), 1 - 138.
  • Brundin, L. (1949) Chironomiden und andere Bodentiere der sudschwedischen Urgebirgsseen. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der bodenfaunistischen Charakterzuge schwedischer oligotropher Seen. Report from the Institute of Freshwater Research, Drottningholm, 30, 1 - 914.
  • Reiss, F. (1968 b) Okologische und systematische Untersuchungen an Chironomiden (Diptera) des Bodensees. Ein Beitrag zur lakustrischen Chironomidenfauna des nordlichen Alpenvorlandes. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie, 64, 176 - 323.
  • Pinder, L. C. V. (1978) A key to adult males of British Chironomidae the non-biting midges. Freshwater Biological Association Scientific Publication, 37 (1 & 2), 1 - 169, figs 77 - 189.
  • Albu, P. (1980) Fam. Chironomidae, Subfam. Chironominae. Fauna Republicii Socialiste Romania, Insecta Diptera, 11, 1 - 320.
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  • Wang, X. (2000) A revised checklist of Chironomidae from China (Diptera). In: Hoffrichter, O. (Ed.), Late 20 th Century Research on Chironomidae. An Anthology from 13 th International Symposium on Chironomidae. Shaker Verlag, Achen, pp. 629 - 652.
  • Saether, O. A., Ashe, P. & Murray, D. A. (2000) Family Chironomidae. In: Papp, L. & Darvas, B. (Eds), Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera (with special reference to the Flies of economic importance). Appendix. Science Herald, Budapest, pp. 113 - 334.