Chaetocladius guardiolei, Moubayed & Langton, 2019

Moubayed, Joel & Langton, Peter H, 2019, CHAETOCLADIUS BERYTHENSIS SP. N., C. CALLAUENSIS SP. N., C. GUARDIOLEI SP. N. AND C. PARERAI SP. N., FOUR RELICT SPECIES INHABITING GLACIAL SPRINGS AND STREAMS IN EASTERN PYRENEES AND LEBANON (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) Abstract, CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 32 (32), pp. 42-59 : 52

Chaetocladius guardiolei sp. n.:

anal point ( Figs 4 F, G ) with well-sclerotized basal lateral margin, inferior volsella ( Fig. 4 H ) triangular and nose-like with hyaline and bare apex, gonostylus ( Fig. 4 J ) bulbous distally, are all differently figured in C. suecicus and C. longivirgatus ( Stur & Spies 2011, Figs 6 -11) and C. subalpinus ( Rossaro 2017, Fig. 4 ).

Figures

Figure 4. Male adult of Chaetocladius guardiolei sp. n. A) palpomere 3; B) clypeus; C) lobes of antepronotum; D-E) humeral pit, two aspects; F) hypopygium, anal segment and apodemes; G) anal point and tergite IX in lateral view; H) inferior volsella; I) virga, another aspect; J) gonostylus, dorsolateral.

Figure 6. Pupal exuviae of Chaetocladius spp. Frontal apotome of: A) C. cf. callauensis sp. n.; B) C. mantetensis; C) C. cf. guardiolei sp. n. Distribution pattern of dorsocentral setae on thorax of: D) C. melaleucus; E) C. perennis; F) C. guisseti; G) C. mantetensis; H) C. bitusiki; I) C. cf. laminatus; J) C. cf. callauensis sp. n.; K) C. cf. guardiolei sp. n; L) C. cf. parerai sp. n.