Contribution to the knowledge of Rheotanytarsus pellucidus species group from China (Diptera, Chironomidae): three new and one newly recorded species

Wen-Bin Liu; Yuan Yao; Tong Chang; Chun-Cai Yan; Xiao-Long Lin

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5188.2.4

Contribution to the knowledge of Rheotanytarsus pellucidus species group from China (Diptera, Chironomidae): three new and one newly recorded species

Zootaxa. 2022 Sep 16;5188(2):145-156. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5188.2.4.

Authors

Wen-Bin Liu¹, Yuan Yao¹, Tong Chang¹, Chun-Cai Yan¹, Xiao-Long Lin²

Affiliations

¹ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China.. user@example.com.
² Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. 3Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.. lin880224@gmail.com.

PMID: 37044788
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5188.2.4

Abstract

Three new species, Rheotanytarsus ashei Yao & Liu sp. n., Rheotanytarsus pinderi Yao & Liu sp. n. and Rheotanytarsus vallenduuki Yao & Liu sp. n. are described and illustrated as adult males. Rheotanytarsus oss Cranston, 1997 is newly recorded and re-described from China. An updated key to males of Rheotanytarsus pellucidus species group is presented.

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Chironomidae*
Diptera*
Male