Cryptochironomus Kieffer

Silva, Fabio Laurindo Da, Strixino, Susana Trivinho & Oliveira, Heliana Rosely Neves, 2010, New species of Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 2614, pp. 18-32 : 19

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.197871
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5618640
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scientific name	Cryptochironomus Kieffer
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Cryptochironomus Kieffer View in CoL

Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918: 46 View in CoL .

Type species. Chironomus supplicans Meigen, 1830 (= chlorolobus Kieffer, 1918).

Generic diagnosis (emended). Based on the Brazilian species, the generic description of Cryptochironomus to male ( Cranston et al. 1989), pupa ( Pinder & Reiss 1986) and larva ( Pinder & Reiss 1983) can be emended as follows: male with inferior volsella partially ( C. mantiqueira sp. n.) or completely ( C. brasiliensis sp. n. and C. reshchikovi sp. n.) covered by superior volsella. Pupa with scutal tubercle and prealar tubercle present or absent; tergites II–IV with 2–3 fine L setae. Larva with antenna with 5 or 6 segments.

References

Cranston, P. S., Dillon, M. E., Pinder, L. C. V. & Reiss, F. (1989) The adult males of Chironominae (Diptera: Chironomidae) of the Holarctic Region - keys and diagnoses. In: Wiederholm, T. (Ed.), Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and diagnoses. Part 3. Adult males. Entomologica Scandinavica, Supplement, 34, 353 - 502.

Pinder, L. C. V. & Reiss, F. (1983) The larvae of Chironominae (Diptera) of the Holarctic region - Keys and diagnoses. In: Wiederholm, T. (Ed.), Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and diagnoses. Part 1. Larvae. Entomologia Scandinavica, Supplement, 19, 293 - 435.

Pinder, L. C. V & Reiss, F. (1986) The pupae of Chironominae (Diptera) of the Holarctic region. In: Wiederholm, T. (Ed.), Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and diagnoses. Part 2. Pupae. Entomologia Scandinavica, Supplement, 28, 299 - 456.