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Saetherolabis Andersen et Mendes

Description

Key to the males of Saetherolabis Andersen et Mendes

1. AR <1.0; caudal lobe of inferior volsella narrow, straight, nearly parallel-sided in basal two-thirds, apically tapering, about 5 μm wide medially (Andersen & Mendes 2007, Fig. 85). Brazil, Amazonas.............. S. pectinata Andersen et Mendes

– AR> 1.15; caudal lobe of inferior volsella broad, with broadly rounded apex, more than 10 μm wide medially............ 2

2. Transverse sternapodeme curved with oral projections barely indicated; oral branch of inferior volsella digitiform, straight, almost perpendicular to caudal branch; superior volsella well developed, broadly rounded (Fig. 6). Brazil, São Paulo............................................................................................... S. iperuype sp. n.

– Transverse sternapodeme straight with strong oral projections; oral branch of inferior volsella strongly bent, apical one-half almost parallel to caudal branch; superior volsella barely indicated (Fig. 12). Brazil, Sergipe.............. S. siriype sp. n.

Notes

Published as part of Andersen, Trond, Mendes, Humberto F. & Pinho, Luiz C., 2012, Two new species of Saetherolabis Andersen et Mendes, 2007 from Brazil (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae), pp. 62-68 in Zootaxa 3300 on page 67, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.209463

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Andersen et Mendes
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Chironomidae
Genus
Saetherolabis
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Andersen, T. & Mendes, H. F. (2007) Five enigmatic new orthoclad genera from Brazil (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae). In: Andersen, T. (Ed.), Contributions to the Systematics and Ecology of Aquatic Diptera. A Tribute to Ole A. Saether. The Caddis Press, Columbus, Ohio, pp. 17 - 52.