Rheotanytarsus tamaquartus Sasa

Wang, Xinhua & Guo, Yuhong, 2004, A review of the genus Rheotanytarsus Thienemann & Bause from China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini), Zootaxa 650, pp. 1-19 : 9

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.158146
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5681668
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A1A20A-FFBD-3322-C239-FECCFAD3FD3E
treatment provided by	Plazi (2016-04-19 00:47:05, last updated 2024-11-26 08:53:04)
scientific name	Rheotanytarsus tamaquartus Sasa
status

Treatment

Rheotanytarsus tamaquartus Sasa View in CoL

Sasa 1980: 16 ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 10 – 13 ), Wang & Zheng 1993: 89 ( Figs. 1–2 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ), Kyerematen, Andersen & Saether 2000: 238 ( Figs 3 View FIGURES 1 – 5 A–D)

Rheotanytarsus tamaquartus Sasa is described in detail by Wang & Zheng (1993).

Diagnostic characters. This species of the guineensis group is characterized by having the gonostylus abruptly tapered in the apical 1/5, anal point slender, parallelsided and with rounded apex, no anal crests, and median volsella with a large plate and overreaching the superior volsella.

Distribution. The species is known from Japan and Guangdong Province of China.

References

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.

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.

Figures

FIGURES 10 – 13. Figs. 10 – 11. Rheotanytarsus quadratus sp. n. Holotype, male imago: 10. Wing, 11. Hypopygium. Figs. 12 – 13. Rheotanytarsus apiculus sp. n. Holotype, male imago: 12. Wing, 13. Hypopygium

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