Pseudosmittia gibbistyla Andersen, Saether et Mendes, 2010

Ferrington Jr, Leonard C. & Saether, Ole A., 2011, A revision of the genera Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932, Allocladius Kieffer, 1913, and Hydrosmittia gen. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) 2849, Zootaxa 2849 (1), pp. 1-314 : 286

Pseudosmittia gibbistyla Andersen, Saether et Mendes

( Fig. 111 D, E )

Pseudosmittia gibbistyla Andersen, Saether et Mendes 2010: 41 .

Material examined: BRAZIL: Santa Catarina State, Uribici Morro da Igreja , cloud forest, 1822 m a.s.l., holotype male, 18.ix.2005, L.E.M Bizzo & L.C. Pinho ( MZUSP) .

Diagnostic characters: The species resembles P. umbonata by having gonostylus bilobed with secondary lobe about as long as wide an adpressed to outer base of gonostylus, median volsella nearly as long as superior volsella, and apodeme lobe apparently with wrinkles. It differs in having a broad apical bifid median volsella, inferior volsella with digitiform anterior projection, no anal point and apodeme lobe with only 2–3 wrinkles.

The species is described in detail in Andersen et al. (2010: 41). It is known from Santa Catarina State, Brazil.

Figures

FIGURE 111. Pseudosmittia spp., male hypopygia. A–C. P. umbonata Andersen, Saether et Mendes. A—hypopygium, dorsal view; B—hypopygium with anal point and tergite IX removed, dorsal aspect to the left and ventral aspect to the right; C— gonostylus. D, E. P. gibbistyla Andersen, Saether et Mendes. D—hypopygium, dorsal view; E—hypopygium with anal point and tergite IX removed, dorsal aspect to the left and ventral aspect to the right. (From Andersen et al., 2010.)