Rheotanytarsus aestuarius (Tokunaga)

Wang, Xinhua & Guo, Yuhong, 2004, A review of the genus Rheotanytarsus Thienemann & Bause from China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini), Zootaxa 650, pp. 1-19 : 4

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5681658

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scientific name

Rheotanytarsus aestuarius (Tokunaga)
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Rheotanytarsus aestuarius (Tokunaga) View in CoL

Tanytarsus (Rheotanytarsus) aestuarius Tokunaga 1938: 360 View in CoL (Fig. 31)

Rheotanytarsus tumiclus Chaudhuri et al 1994: 153 ( Figs. 2–3 View FIGURES 1 – 5 )

Rheotanytarsus aestuarius (Tokunaga) Kyerematen, Andersen & Saether 2000: 229 View in CoL ( Figs. 1 View FIGURES 1 – 5 A–D), Sasa & Kikuchi 1986: 26 ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1 – 5 J), Sasa & Suzuki 1991: 98, Sasa, Kitami & Suzuki 2001: 14, Wang & Zheng 1993: 90 ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ).

Material examined. 1 male (BDN No. 01080), China, Tianjin City, Ji County, Yuqiao Reservoir. V. 10. 1987. Leg. X. Wang, sweep net.

Diagnosis. This species is described in detail by Kyerematen, Andersen & Saether 2000.

Distribution. The species is known from Japan and India, and now it is recorded from China, Tianjin, Yuqiao Reservoir, a typical mesotrophic water body in Tianjin (Palaearctic China).

Chaudhuri, P. K., Datta, T. & Mazyndar, A. (1994) Notes on the genus Rheotanytarsus Thienemann et Bause (Diptera, Chironomidae) with descriptions of two new species from India. Russian Entomology Journal, 3 (1 - 2), 151 - 158.

Sasa, M. & Kikuchi, M. (1986) Notes on the chironomid midges of the subfamilies Chironominae and Orthocladiinae collected by light traps in a rice paddy area in Tokushima (Diptera, Chironomidae). Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology, 37 (1), 17 - 39.

Sasa, M. & Suzuki, H. (1991) The Chironomids of the Jyoganji River, Hayatsuki River and Katakai River. Pt. 5. Studies on the chironomids of the Aso National Park Area, Kyushu. Toyama Prefectural Environmental Pollution Research Center, 1991, 93 - 100.

Sasa, M., Kitami, K. & Suzuki, H. (2001) Additional studies on the chironomid midges collected on the shore of Lake Inawashiro. The Dr. Noguchi Memorial Hall, 38 pp.

Tokunaga, M. (1938) Chironomidae from Japan (Diptera) X. New or little-known midges, with descriptions of the metamorphoses of several species. Philippine Journal of Science, 65, 313 - 383.

Wang, X. & Zheng, L. (1993) Taxonomic studies on Chironomidae from China VI. Genus Rheotanytarsus Thienemann & Bause (Diptera: Chironomidae). Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Nankaiensis, 1, 89 - 93.

Gallery Image

FIGURES 1 – 5. Figs. 1 – 3. Rheotanytarsus aphelus sp. n. Holotype, male imago: 1. Wing, 2. Hypopygium, 3. Median volsella. Figs. 4 – 5. Rheotanytarsus bullus sp. n. Holotype, male imago: 4. Wing, 5. Hypopygium

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Chironomidae

Tribe

Tanytarsini

Genus

Rheotanytarsus