NEW DATA ON CHIRONOMID TAXONOMY OF THE ORTHOCLADIINAE SUBFAMILY (DIPTERA, CHIRONOMIDAE) FROM THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND BORDERING TERRITORIES

Makarchenko E.A., Makarchenko M.A.

Euroasian Entomological Journal 2020; 19(1): 38-46

An illustrated description of a new species, Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) aprilis sp.n., by adult male from the South Primorye, and the re-description of two species, Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) binotatus (Lundstrцm) and Ch. (Ch.) grandilobus Brundin, by adult male and pupa from the Russian Far East and bordering territories, are presented. Descriptions of pupae are presented for the first time. The species Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) elegans Makarchenko et Makarchenko is synonymized with Ch. (Ch.) binotatus . Taxonomic and distribution comments for all the species are provided.

DOI 10.15298/euroasentj.19.1.06

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