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Rheotanytarsus tamatertius Sasa

Wang, Xinhua & Guo, Yuhong, 2004, A review of the genus Rheotanytarsus Thienemann & Bause from China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini), Zootaxa 650, pp. 1-19 : 7

publication ID

 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.158146

DOI

 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5681664

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scientific name

 Rheotanytarsus tamatertius Sasa
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Rheotanytarsus tamatertius Sasa View in CoL

Rheotanytarsus tamatertius Sasa 1980: 14 View in CoL Figs. 7–9 View FIGURES 6 – 9

Material examined. 1 male (BDN No. 20662), Fujian Province, Jianning Country. IX. 26. 2002. Leg. Zh Liu, Light trapped. 1 male (BDN No. 20804), Fujian Province, Nanping City, Maodi Country, Mangdangshan. IX. 23. 2002. Leg. Zh Liu. Light trapped.

Diagnosis. The species is described in detail by Sasa (1980).

Distribution. The species is known from Tama River of Japan (Palaearctic) and Fujian province in southern China (Oriental).

Remarks. The body size and AR of the specimen from China (wing length 1.44–1.52 mm, AR 0.77–0.78) is slightly larger than that from Japan (wing length 1.18–1.26 mm, AR 0.23–0.53).

Sasa, M. (1980) Studies on chironomid midges of the Tama River. Part 2. Description of 20 species of Chironominae recovered from a tributary. Research Report from the National Institute for Environmental Studies, 13, 1 - 107.

Gallery Image

FIGURES 6 – 9. Figs. 6 – 7. Rheotanytarsus polychaetus sp. n. Holotype, male imago: 6. Wing, 7. Hypopygium. Figs. 8 – 9. Rheotanytarsus liuae sp. n. Holotype, male imago: 8. Wing, 9. Hypopygium

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Chironomidae

Tribe

Tanytarsini

Genus

Rheotanytarsus

Specimens