Paratendipes nigrofasciatus Kieffer

Kobayashi, Tadashi & Endo, Kazuo, 2008, Synonymic notes on some species of Chironomidae (Diptera) described by Dr. M. Sasa (†), Zootaxa 1712, pp. 49-64 : 59

Paratendipes nigrofasciatus Kieffer

( Figs. 33–35 )

Paratendipes nigrofasciatus Kieffer, 1916: 117 .

Prochironomus irioheius Sasa et Suzuki, 2000: 16 –17, Fig. 17 a–m. [Holotype 385: 043.] Syn. nov.

Prochironomus irioheius apparently belongs in the genus Paratendipes , as it has a cylindrical median volsella densely covered with slightly broadened setae and a superior volsella with swollen base and short, slightly hocked distal part ( Figs. 33–34 ). The wing of P. irioheius has two broad, conspicuous dark bands ( Fig. 35 ﹚, and the anal point is comparatively short and slender. According to Kieffer (1916: 117), these characters are diagnostic for Paratendipes nigrofasciatus Kieffer.

Wang et al. (1989) placed Chironomus (Prochironomus) bifascipennis Tokunaga, 1940 as a junior synonym of Paratendipes nigrofasciatus . Prochironomus Kieffer, 1909 is considered a nomen dubium by Ashe and Cranston (1990: 317).

Figures

FIGURES 32 – 38. Male holotypes of Chironominae. 32. Harnischia sibabecea Sasa, Sumita et Suzuki, 1999 [= Harnischia ohmuraensis Kobayashi et Suzuki, 1999], anal point. 33 – 35 • Prochironomus irioheius Sasa et Suzuki, 2000 [= Paratendipes nigrofasciatus Kieffer, 1916], hypopygium (33), median volsella (34), wing (35). 36. Polypedilum daitoneoum Sasa et Suzuki, 2001 [= Polypedilum nubifer (Skuse, 1889)], hypopygium. 37. Polypedilum chubetuabeum Sasa et Suzuki, 2001 [= Polypedilum tsukubaense (Sasa, 1979)], superior volsella. 38. Tanytarsus ginzanquartus Sasa et Suzuki, 1998 [= Rheotanytarsus rivulophilus Kawai et Sasa, 1985], hypopygium. Scale lines: 100 μm (34, 36, 38); 50 μm (32 – 33, 35, 37).

FIGURES 13 – 26. Male holotypes of Tanypodinae (13 – 22) and Diamesinae (23 – 26). 13 – 14. Zavrelimyia inaveua Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, 2001 [= Tanypus punctipennis Meigen, 1818], scutal tubercle in dorsal view (13), mid tibial spurs (14). 15 – 18. Trissopelopia oyabetrispinosa Sasa, Kawai et Ueno, 1988 [= Trissopelopia longimana (Staeger, 1839)], hypopygium (15), fore tibial spur (16), mid tibial spurs (17), hind tibial spurs (18). 19 – 22. Zavrelimyia tusimuheia (Sasa et Suzuki, 1999), comb. nov., hypopygium (19), fore tibial spur (20), mid tibial spurs (21), hind tibial spurs (22). 23. Diamesa kurobedistalis Sasa et Okazawa, 1992 [= Diamesa alpina Tokunaga, 1936], hypopygium. 24 – 25. Diamesa sunabacedea (Tanaka et Sasa, 2001), comb. nov., hypopygium (24), anal point (25). 26. Potthastia togabicolis Sasa et Okazawa, 1992 [= Potthastia gaedii (Meigen, 1838)], hypopygium. Scale lines: 100 μm (13, 15, 19, 23 – 26); 50 μm (14, 16 – 18, 20 – 22).