Paracladopelma rhodesianus (Kieffer, 1923)

Baranov, Viktor, Lin, Xiaolong, Hübner, Jeremy & Chimeno, Caroline, 2024, Uncovering the hidden diversity of non-biting midges (Diptera, Chironomidae) from central Namibia, using morphology and DNA barcodes, African Invertebrates 65 (1), pp. 13-36 : 13-36

Paracladopelma rhodesianus (Kieffer, 1923)

Fig. 10 G

Material examined.

Namibia • 1 ♂; KHOMAS; Windhoek, Arebbusch river ; 22 ° 34 ' 28.92 " S, 17 ° 3 ' 15.84 " E; 3 Dec. 2018; X. Lin leg.; sweep net; SHOU .

Distribution.

This is the first record of the species from Namibia; the species was otherwise recorded from Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe ( Freeman 1956; Freeman and Cranston 1980; Curtis 1991; Harrison 2004). No specimens of this species were successfully barcoded as a part of this project.

Figures

Figure 10. Chironomini, adult males A, B Chironomus transvaalensis C Chironomus calipterus D Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus E Kiefferulus brevipalpis F Parachironomus acutus G Paracladopelma rhodesianus H Polypedilum abyssiniae A, C – H hypopygia B head.