Pseudosmittia roquei Andersen, Saether et Mendes

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 : 283-284

Pseudosmittia roquei Andersen, Saether et Mendes

( Fig. 109 A–C )

Pseudosmittia roquei Andersen, Saether et Mendes, 2010: 63 .

Material examined: BRAZIL: Minas Gerais, Monte Verde, Camanducaia , holotype male, 20.viii.2004, F. O. Roque ( MZUSP). Other material as in Andersen et al. (2010: 63) .

Diagnostic characters: The male imago can be separated from other species with bifurcate gonostylus by the absence of an anal point, and the distinct second lobe of the apparent median volsella.

This species from Minas Gerais, São Paulo State and Santa Catarina State, Brazil, is described in detail by Andersen et al. (2010: 63)

Figures

FIGURE 109. Pseudosmittia spp., male hypopygia. A–C. P. roquei 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–G. P. cambuciensis 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; F—median volsella, dorsal view; G— gonostylus. (From Andersen et al., 2010.)