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Issue: Vol. 2453 No. 1: 13 May. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-05-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2453.1.6
Page range: 62–68
Abstract views: 37
PDF downloaded: 1

Chinese Paracladius Hirvenoja, with the description of P. ovatus sp. n. (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)

College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China Department of Natural History, Bergen Museum, University of Bergen, Pb. 7800, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Department of Natural History, Bergen Museum, University of Bergen, Pb. 7800, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
Diptera Chironomidae Orthocladiinae Paracladius new species key China

Abstract

Six species of Paracladius Hirvenoja, 1973 are recorded from China. One of these, P. ovatus sp. n. from Oriental China is described and illustrated as male. Two species, P. akansextus Sasa et Kamimura, 1987 and P. quadrinodosus Hirvenoja, 1973 are recorded from China for the first time and Chinese material of P. alpicola (Zetterstedt, 1850), P. antennarius Yan et Wang, 2005 and P. conversus (Walker, 1856) are reexamined. A key to the males of Paracladius is presented.

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