Allocladius fortispinatus (Edwards)

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 : 50

Allocladius fortispinatus (Edwards)

( Fig. 7 A )

Spaniotoma (Smittia) fortispinata Edwards, 1931: 296 .

Bryophaenocladius fortispinata (Edwards) ; Ferrington & Saether (1995a: 57).

Bryophaenocladius fortispinatus (Edwards) ; Spies & Reiss (1996: 75).

Allocladius fortispinatus (Edwards) ; Andersen et al. (2010: 10).

Material examined: ARGENTINA: Terr. Rio Negro, Bariloche , holotype male, 23–28. x. 1926, F. W. Edwards ( BMNH1927–63 ) .

Diagnostic characters: Differs from other members of the group by apparently having only two acrostichals; no supraalar; 90 µm long costal extension; parallel-sided, completely bare anal point; and R 4+5 ending distal to end of M 3+4.

The species is redescribed in detail in Andersen et al. (2010: 10).

Distribution

The species is known from Argentina only.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Allocladius spp., male hypopygium, left dorsal aspect, right ventral aspect. A—A. fortispinatus (Edwards); B—F. A. lusciniolus Saether et Andersen, sp. n.; female genitalia. B—ventral view; C—dorsal view; D—ventrolateral lobe; E—dorsomesal lobe; F—apodeme lobe. (A from Andersen et al. 2010.)