New species of Limnophyes Eaton (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China and synonymy of L. fuscipygmus Tokunaga, 1940

Wenbin Liu; Cong Zhao; Fanqing Kong; Chuncai Yan; Xinhua Wang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1011.58993

New species of Limnophyes Eaton (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China and synonymy of L. fuscipygmus Tokunaga, 1940

Zookeys. 2021 Jan 18:1011:51-61. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1011.58993. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Wenbin Liu¹, Cong Zhao¹, Fanqing Kong², Chuncai Yan¹, Xinhua Wang³

Affiliations

¹ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China Tianjin Normal University Tianjin China.
² Ecological Environment Monitoring and Scientific Research Center of Haihe River Basin and Beihai Sea Area, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Tianjin, 300170, China Ecological Environment Monitoring and Scientific Research Center of Haihe River Basin and Beihai Sea Area, Ministry of Ecological Environment Tianjin China.
³ College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China Nankai University Tianjin China.

Abstract

Two new species, L. minerus Liu & Yan, sp. nov. and L. subtilus Liu & Yan, sp. nov. are described and illustrated as adult males. Limnophyes minimus (Meigen, 1818) is assigned as a senior synonym of L. minerus Tokunaga, 1940. A key to males of Limnophyes from China is presented.

Keywords: Identification key; morphology; synonymy; systematics; taxonomy.

Wenbin Liu, Cong Zhao, Fanqing Kong, Chuncai Yan, Xinhua Wang.

Grants and funding

Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China granted No., 31672324, 31801994. Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (18JCQNJC14700, 18JCYBJC96100), Freshwater ecological monitoring and assessment of Haihe River Basin (2020) and Tianjin Normal University Foundation (5RL104, 043135202-XB1715, 043135202-XK1706; 135305JF79) are acknowledged with thanks.