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Issue: Vol. 4193 No. 2: 16 Nov. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-11-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4193.2.7
Page range: 317–331
Abstract views: 93
PDF downloaded: 40

The species of the genus Diamesa (Diptera, Chironomidae) known to occur in Italian Alps and Apennines

Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali—Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, I-20133, Milano, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente—Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, I-20133, Milano, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l’Ambiente—Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, I-20133, Milano, Italy
Diptera Diamesinae Diamesini taxonomy aquatic insects male genitalia

Abstract

Some rare species from Italian Alps, belonging to the genus Diamesa Meigen, 1835 (Diptera, Chironomidae) are here redescribed as adult males, because only old, incomplete descriptions are available for these taxa. Terminology of male genitalia is reviewed, diagnostic features are illustrated in detail, and notes on biology and geographical distribution of the examined species are provided. An identification key to the known adult males is presented.

 

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