Review of the genus Harnischia Kieffer from China (Diptera, Chironomidae), with description of one new species

Chun-Cai Yan; Qin Guo; Ting Liu; Wei Guo; Xin-Hua Wang; Bao-Ping Pan

doi:10.3897/zookeys.634.10323

Review of the genus Harnischia Kieffer from China (Diptera, Chironomidae), with description of one new species

Zookeys. 2016 Nov 21:(634):79-99. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.634.10323. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Chun-Cai Yan¹, Qin Guo¹, Ting Liu¹, Wei Guo¹, Xin-Hua Wang², Bao-Ping Pan¹

Affiliations

¹ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China.
² College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.

Abstract

The genus Harnischia Kieffer, 1921 from China is reviewed and one new species, Harnischia parallela Yan & Wang, sp. n., is described and illustrated as adult male. Harnischia okilurida Sasa is recognized as a new synonym of Harnischia longispuria Wang & Zheng. The pupae of Harnischia fuscimana Kieffer and Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch are redescribed from material collected in China, and an unplaced pupa is described. Key to male adults and pupae of known species of Harnischia from China is given.

Keywords: China; Chironomidae; Harnischia; key; new species.