A review of the Japanese Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918 (Diptera, Chironomidae)
Abstract
The genusCryptochironomusKieffer, 1918 from Japan is reviewed based on material composed of male adults. New combinations of three species are established and they are re-described based on male adult of:C.misumaiprimus(Sasa & Suzuki, 1998),comb. n.,C.tokaraefeus(Sasa & Suzuki, 1995),comb. n.andC.tonewabeus(Sasa & Tanaka, 2002),comb. n.Additional taxonomic notes are also provided:C.albofasciatus(Staeger, 1839), which is a senior synonym ofParachironomusinafegeusSasa, Kitami & Suzuki, 2001 andC.rostratus(Kieffer, 1921) as the senior synonym ofParacladopelmainaheiaSasa, Kitami & Suzuki, 2001. A key to the known adult males of the genus from Japan is given.
- Publication:
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ZooKeys
- Pub Date:
- July 2018
- DOI:
- 10.3897/zookeys.771.24220
- Bibcode:
- 2018ZooK..771..139Y