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

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scientific name	Rheotanytarsus tamaquartus Sasa
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Sasa 1980: 16 ( Fig. 11), Wang & Zheng 1993: 89 ( Figs. 1–2), Kyerematen, Andersen & Saether 2000: 238 ( Figs 3 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.