Compterosmittia wangi sp. nov. from Oriental China (Diptera, Chironomidae)

Xu-Shen Zhou; DA-Zhou Fang; Rui Gao; Ying Wang; Chun-Cai Yan; Wen-Bin Liu

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5209.3.2

Compterosmittia wangi sp. nov. from Oriental China (Diptera, Chironomidae)

Zootaxa. 2022 Nov 17;5209(3):332-338. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.3.2.

Authors

Xu-Shen Zhou¹, DA-Zhou Fang², Rui Gao³, Ying Wang⁴, Chun-Cai Yan⁵, Wen-Bin Liu⁶

Affiliations

¹ Ecological Environment Monitoring and Scientific Research Center of Haihe River Basin and Beihai Sea Area, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Tianjin 300061, P. R. China. jnsszbp@163.com.
² Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China. 2268230745@qq.com.
³ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China. 3241159657@qq.com.
⁴ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China. 384098671@qq.com.
⁵ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China. skyycc@tjnu.edu.cn.
⁶ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China. skylwb@tjnu.edu.cn.

PMID: 37045389
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.3.2

Abstract

A new species, Compterosmittia wangi Liu sp. nov. is described and illustrated as adult males. An updated key to males of Compterosmittia worldwide is presented.

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Chironomidae*
Diptera*
Male