Paramerina okimaculata Sasa

Kobayashi, Tadashi & Endo, Kazuo, 2008, Synonymic notes on some species of Chironomidae (Diptera) described by Dr. M. Sasa (†), Zootaxa 1712, pp. 49-64 : 52

Paramerina okimaculata Sasa

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Paramerina okimaculata Sasa, 1990: 142 –143, Fig. 29 . [Holotype 174: 096.]

The species keys to Paramerina Fittkau in Murray and Fittkau (1989). Based on the re-examination of the holotype the following characters are added to the original description: tibial spurs stouter than in other Paramerina species, i.e. fore tibial spur 60 μm long with maximum width 16 μm (in P. d i v i s a 50 μm long with maximum width 7 μm), with 4–5 lateral teeth (2–3 in other Paramerina species); abdominal tergites I–III with inverted V-shaped dark pattern, tergite VIII somewhat darker (in other species pale); and AR = 1.84 (1.66 in the original description) ( Figs. 7–8 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 12. Male holotypes of Tanypodinae. 1 – 2. Denopelopia irioquerea (Sasa et Suzuki, 2000), comb. nov., hypopygium (1), scale-like setae of fore tibia (2). 3 – 4. Zavrelimyia inawaquerea Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, 2000 [= Natarsia tokunagai (Fittkau, 1962)], wing (3), mid tibial spurs (4). 5 – 6. Krenopelopia yunouresia Sasa, 1989 [= Paramerina divisa (Walker, 1856)], hypopygium (5), hind tibial spurs (6). 7 – 8. Paramerina okimaculata Sasa, 1990, hypopygium (7), mid tibial spurs (8). 9 – 10. Krenopelopia togatibea Sasa et Okazawa, 1992 [= Psectrotanypus orientalis Fittkau, 1962], hypopygium (9), mid tibial spurs (10). 11 – 12. Krenopelopia joganflava Sasa et Okazawa, 1991 [= Rheopelopia ornata (Meigen, 1838)], hypopygium (11), mid tibial spurs (12). Scale lines: 1000 μm (3); 100 μm (1, 5, 7, 9, 11); 50 μm (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12).

FIGURES 27 – 31. Male holotypes of Diamesinae (27 – 28), Prodiamesinae (29) and Chironominae (30 – 31). 27 – 28. Sympotthastia toyamayezea Sasa, 1996 [= Sympotthastia takatensis (Tokunaga, 1936)], tergite IX (27), lateral aedeagal lobe (28). 29. Prodiamesa toneheia Sasa et Tanaka, 2000 [= Prodiamesa levanidovae Makarchenko, 1982], hypopygium. 30. Daitoyusurika daitofegea Sasa et Suzuki, 2001 [= Chironomus crassiforceps (Kieffer, 1916)], hypopygium. 31. Cryptotendipes sibaabeus Sasa, Sumita et Suzuki, 1999 [= Cladopelma edwardsi (Kruseman, 1933)], hypopygium. Scale lines: 100 μm.