Pseudosmittia umbonata Andersen, Saether et Mendes

Ferrington Jr, Leonard C. & Saether, Ole A., 2011, A revision of the genera Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932, Allocladius Kieffer, 1913, and Hydrosmittia gen. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) 2849, Zootaxa 2849 (1), pp. 1-314 : 285-286

Pseudosmittia umbonata Andersen, Saether et Mendes

( Fig. 111 A–C )

Pseudosmittia umbonata Andersen, Saether et Mendes 2010: 67 . Material examined: BRAZIL: São Paulo State, Peruíbe, Estação Ecológica Juréia-Itatins , 24˚31'06''S 47˚12'06''W, Malaise 6 - Bosque , holotype male, 3.v.2002, N.W. Perioto & eq. (MZUSP).

Diagnostic characters: The species resembles P. gibbistyla by having gonostylus bilobed with secondary lobe about as long as wide an adpressed to outer base of gonostylus, median volsella nearly as long as superior volsella, and apodeme lobe apparently with wrinkles. It differs in having a simple median volsella, inferior volsella with broad and rounded anterior projection, a minute anal point and apodeme lobe with about 7 wrinkles.

The species is described in detail in Andersen et al. (2010: 67). It is known only from São Paulo State, Brazil.

Figures

FIGURE 111. Pseudosmittia spp., male hypopygia. A–C. P. umbonata Andersen, Saether et Mendes. A—hypopygium, dorsal view; B—hypopygium with anal point and tergite IX removed, dorsal aspect to the left and ventral aspect to the right; C— gonostylus. D, E. P. gibbistyla Andersen, Saether et Mendes. D—hypopygium, dorsal view; E—hypopygium with anal point and tergite IX removed, dorsal aspect to the left and ventral aspect to the right. (From Andersen et al., 2010.)