Parachironomus lenz from china and Japan (Diptera, chironomidae)

Members of the genus Parachironomus Lenz known from China and Japan are revised, and a key to their male adults is given. Parachironomuspoyangensis sp. n. is described in this life stage. Parachironomusfrequens (Johannsen) and Parachironomusmonochromus (van der Wulp) are recorded from China for the...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2015-04, Vol.494 (494), p.31-50
Main Authors: Yan, Chun-Cai, Yan, Jiao, Jiang, Li, Guo, Qin, Liu, Ting, Ge, Xin-Yu, Wang, Xin-Hua, Pan, Bao-Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
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Developmental stages
New combinations
Parachironomus
Parachironomus frequens
Zoology
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Summary:Members of the genus Parachironomus Lenz known from China and Japan are revised, and a key to their male adults is given. Parachironomuspoyangensis sp. n. is described in this life stage. Parachironomusfrequens (Johannsen) and Parachironomusmonochromus (van der Wulp) are recorded from China for the first time, thus are redescribed from Chinese specimens. Parachironomuskamaabeus Sasa & Tanaka and Parachironomustoneabeus Sasa & Tanaka are new junior synonyms of Parachironomusfrequens. Three Chinese or Japanese species formerly placed in Parachironomus are transferred to other genera, resulting in the new combinations Cryptochironomusinafegeus (Sasa, Kitami & Suzuki), Demicryptochironomus (Irmakia) lobus (Yan, Sæther, Jin & Wang), and Microchironomuslacteipennis (Kieffer). Chironomussauteri Kieffer, Parachironomuskisobilobalis Sasa & Kondo and Parachironomuskuramaexpandus Sasa are removed from Parachironomus; the last of these three denotes a valid species of uncertain generic placement, the first two are nomina dubia.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.494.6837