Nanocladius Kieffer

Fu, Yue & Wang, Xinhua, 2009, Four new species of Nanocladius Kieffer from Oriental China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae), Zootaxa 1985, pp. 43-51 : 44

Key to Chinese males of Nanocladius Kieffer

1. Transverse sternapodeme with oral projections............................................................................................................ 2

- Transverse sternapodeme without oral projections....................................................................................................... 4

2. AR<0.50; phallapodeme long and slender ..................................................................... Nanocladius (N.) trinus sp. n.

- AR> 0.60; phallapodeme with expanded apex ............................................................................................................. 3

3. AR 0.61–0.62; femur of mid- and hind legs yellowish brown in basal half .......... Nanocladius (N.) taiwanensis sp. n.

- AR 0.71–0.92, legs unicolored .......................................................................... Nanocladius (N.) rectinervis (Kieffer)

4. Tergites I–IV and VII–VIII without setae, number of setae on tergites V–VI: 4, 6 ... Nanocladius (N.) calvatus sp. n.

- All tergites with setae, number of setae on tergites I–VIII: 6, 2, 2, 7, 4, 4, 4, 4 ............. Nanocladius (N.) baltus sp. n.