Atrichopogon

Szadziewski, Ryszard & Dominiak, Patrycja, 2009, Biting midges of the genus Atrichopogon Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) described by Kieffer from Taiwan, Zootaxa 2239, pp. 45-54 : 53-54

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.190490

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6216510

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scientific name

Atrichopogon
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Key to females of Atrichopogon View in CoL described from Taiwan

The Atrichopogon fauna of Taiwan, in addition to the species redescribed and interpreted above, includes A. monticolus Tokunaga, 1940 a (p. 271, Taihoku, female), A. kagiensis Tokunaga, 1940 a (p. 270, Taihoku, male) and A. flavidus Kieffer, 1921 . The latter species was briefly described by Kieffer from Philippines ( Kieffer 1921) and subsequently recorded from Taihoku by Tokunaga (1940b). Actually it is a doubtful species which has no diagnostic characters and its report from Taiwan is doubtful. Types in SDEI are not preserved ( Blech & Rohlfien, 1987). In the key to females presented below are not included: Atrichopogon kagiensis (known from male), A. rufescens Kieffer (nomen dubium) and A. flavidus (doubtful record, type locality - Philippines).

1. Genital segments armed with spines ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 )....................................... subg. Psilokempia . A. myrmedon Kieffer, 1922 View in CoL

-. Genital segments without special armature ................................................................... ..subg. Atrichopogon View in CoL (s. str.) 2

2. Eyes hairy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3

-. Eyes bare .......................................................................................................................................................................5

3. Scutellum with 7 bristles ........................................................................................................ A. minimus Kieffer, 1916 View in CoL

-. Scutellum with 4 bristles .............................................................................................................................................. 4

4. Proximal flagellomeres spherical .......................................................................................... A. pruinosus Kieffer, 1921 View in CoL

-. Proximal flagellomeres cylindrical ......................... A. haemorrhoidalis Kieffer, 1921 View in CoL , A. monticolus Tokunaga, 1940

5. Paratergite with 3–4 setae ...................................................................................................... A. insularis Kieffer, 1921 View in CoL

-. Paratergite with 1 seta.................................................................................................................................................. 6

6. Scutellum with 4 bristles ................................................................................................................. A. argus Kieffer, 1916 View in CoL

-. Scutellum with 6 bristles .............................................................................................................................................. 7

7. Proximal flagellomeres cylindrical ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 H)........................................................................... A. flaviceps Kieffer, 1912 View in CoL

-. Proximal flagellomeres spherical ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 L) ................................................................................ A. ruber Kieffer, 1916 View in CoL

Blech, H. & Rohlfien, K. (1987) Katalog der in den Sammlungen der Abteilung Taxonomie der Insekten des Institutes fur Pflanzenschutzforschung, Bereich Eberswalde (chemals Deutsches Entomologisches Institut), aufbewahrten Typen - XXV. Diptera: Nematocera). Beitrage zur Entomologie, 37, 203 - 258.

Kieffer, J. J. (1912) Tendipedidae (Chironomidae) (Dipt.). Supplementa Entomologica, 1, 27 - 43.

Kieffer, J. J. (1921) Chironomides des Philippines et de Formose. Philippine Journal of Science, 18, 557 - 593.

Kieffer, J. J. (1922) Etude sur les chironomides de Formose. Annales de la Societe Linneenne de Lyon, 68, 149 - 163 [1921].

Tokunaga, M. (1940 a) Chironomidea from Japan (Diptera), XII. New or little-known Ceratopogonidae and Chironomidae. Philippine Journal of Science, 72, 255 - 311 + 4 plts.

Tokunaga, M. (1940 b) Biting midges from Japan and neighbouring countries including Micronesian Islands, Manchuria, north China and Mongolia (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae). Tenthredo, 3, 101 - 165.

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FIGURE 2. Atrichopogon described by Kieffer from Taiwan. Female wings (A – D, F – I), male wings (E, J). A. argus (A), A. flaviceps (B), A. haemorrhoidalis (C), A. insularis (D, E), A. minimus (F), A. myrmedon (G), A. pruinosus (H), A. ruber (I, J).

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FIGURE 3. Atrichopogon myrmedon. Tip of female abdomen, ventral aspect.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Ceratopogonidae

SubGenus

Psilokempia

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Ceratopogonidae

SubGenus

Psilokempia