Microchironomus Kieffer
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Microchironomus Kieffer |
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Key to males of Microchironomus Kieffer View in CoL View at ENA
1. Gonostylus without obvious projection basally ............................................................ 2
Gonostylus with distinct projection basally .................................................................. 3
2. Anal point constricted in middle; superior volsella slightly swollen and with 2 or 3 pits at apex .................................................................................... M. cavus View in CoL sp. n. (Oriental)
Anal point nearly parallel sided; superior volsella without pits at apex ......................... .................................................................... M. nigrovittatus (Malloch 1915) View in CoL (Nearctic)
3. Anal point short, apically expanded; superior volsella with 3–5 long setae and 2–12 short setae subapically ............................................. M. tabarui Sasa 1987 View in CoL (Palaearctic)
Anal point long, parallel sided or expanded in middle; superior volsella with 1–5 long setae and without short setae......................................................................................... 4
4. Anal point with mid ridge bearing lateral setae ............................................................ 5
Anal point without mid ridge, but occasionally with tubercle ...................................... 6
5. Superior volsella 3–4 times as long as wide; AR 2.34–2.95 ........................................... ................................... M. deribae ( Freeman 1957) View in CoL (Palaearctic, Afrotropical, Oriental)
Superior volsella as long as wide; AR 1.6 ...................................................................... .............................................................. M. trisetifer ( Hashimoto et al. 1981) (Oriental)
6. Superior volsella with 1 seta ........ M. fuscitarsus View in CoL (Guha & Chaudhuri 1979) (Oriental)
Superior volsella with 3–5 setae.................................................................................... 7
7. Anal point with tubercle in middle; inner process of gonostylus prominent .................. ........................................................ M. lendli ( Kieffer 1918) (Palaearctic, Afrotropical) View in CoL
Anal point with tubercle basal or absent; inner process of gonostylus less prominent. 8
8. Anal point slightly expanded distally, abruptly narrowed near truncate apex ................ .................................................................................. M. teruyai Sasa 1990 View in CoL (Palaearctic)
Anal point parallel sided or slightly expanded in middle, not abruptly narrowed .......... ................... M. tener ( Kieffer 1918) View in CoL (Palaearctic, Afrotropical, Oriental, Australasian)
Freeman, P. (1957) A Study of the Chironomidae (Diptera) of Africa South of the Sahara. Part III. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 5, 321 - 426.
Hashimoto, H., Wongsiri, T., Wongsiri, N., Tirawat, C, Lewvanich, A. & Yasumatsu, K. (1981) Chironominae from rice fields of Thailand with description of 7 new species. Thailand Department of Agriculture, Taxonomy Branch, Entomology and Zoology Division, Technical Bulletin, 7, 1 - 47.
Kieffer, J. J. (1918 b) Chironomides d'Afrique et d'Asie Conserves au Museum National Hongrois de Budapest. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 16, 31 - 136.
Sasa, M. (1987) Annex to Studies on the Chironomid Midges of Lake Biwa Lake Biwa Study Monograph, 3, 61 - 66.
Kikuchi M. & Sasa, M. (1990) Studies on the chironomid midges (Diptera, Chironomidae) of the Lake Toba area, Sumatra, Indonesia. Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology, 41, 291 - 329.
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