Antillocladius calakmulensis Mendes, Andersen et Saether

Mendes, Humberto Fonseca & Andersen, Trond, 2008, A review of Antillocladius Saether and Litocladius Mendes, Andersen et Saether, with the description of two new Neotropical genera (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae), Zootaxa 1887 (1), pp. 1-75 : 28

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1887.1.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5134492

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C31878A-FFE1-FFD1-6AAD-F9B656DCA3B0

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Antillocladius calakmulensis Mendes, Andersen et Saether
status

 

Antillocladius calakmulensis Mendes, Andersen et Saether View in CoL

Antillocladius calakmulensis Mendes, Andersen and Saether, 2004: 32 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3–4 .

Material examined: Type material as in Mendes et al. (2004).

Diagnostic characters: The male can be separated from all other members of the genus by having a virga consisting of 6 short spines; apical setae on the wing membrane; squama with a few setae; short costal extension; scalpellate acrostichals in mid scutum; anal point long, triangular, with strong lateral setae; and inferior volsella prominent with anterior digitiform projection equally long as and partly covering rounded posterior lobe.

Distribution: The species is known from Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, a large rainforest reserve on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Chironomidae

Genus

Antillocladius

Loc

Antillocladius calakmulensis Mendes, Andersen et Saether

Mendes, Humberto Fonseca & Andersen, Trond 2008
2008
Loc

Antillocladius calakmulensis

Mendes, H. F. & Andersen, T. & Saether, O. A. 2004: 32
2004
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