Neotropical Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Three new species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann are described and figured as male imagines: B. humerosus sp. n. from Mexico, B. pichinensis sp. n. from Ecuador and Mexico, and B. simplex sp. n. from Mexico. Male and female imagines of B. carus (Roback, 1962) are redescribed and the immatures descr...

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Published in:Studies on neotropical fauna and environment 2006-04, Vol.41 (1), p.19-32
Main Authors: Wang, Xinhua, Andersen, Trond, Sæther, Ole A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bryophaenocladius
Chironomidae
Diptera
Neotropical region
new species
Orthocladiinae
Pseudosmittia
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Summary:Three new species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann are described and figured as male imagines: B. humerosus sp. n. from Mexico, B. pichinensis sp. n. from Ecuador and Mexico, and B. simplex sp. n. from Mexico. Male and female imagines of B. carus (Roback, 1962) are redescribed and the immatures described. B. emarginatus (Edwards, 1931) from Argentina and Chile, tentatively placed in the genus, is redescribed. B. digitatus Sæther, 1973, described from the Nearctic region, is recorded from Mexico. Two species placed in Bryophaenocladius both belong in Pseudosmittia Goetghebuer: P. joaquimvenancioi (Messias & Oliveira, 2000) comb. n. and P. fortispinatus (Edwards, 1931) comb. n. Bryophaenocladius now comprises six species from Mexico and the Neotropical region. A key to male imagines is provided.
ISSN:0165-0521
1744-5140
DOI:10.1080/01650520500228406