Research Article

New Species of Rheotanytarsus Thienemann and Bause (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini) from Darjeeling–Sikkim, Himalaya, India, with Revised Keys to the Adult Males and Pupae of the Species of the Oriental Region

Table 4

Key to Adult Males of Oriental Rheotanytarsus Thienemann & Bause (Modified after Kyerematen et al. [2]).

(1) Antenna with 12 flagellomeres 2
Antenna with 13 flagellomeres 6
(2) Apical lamellae of median volsella bulbous, Oriental Chinabullus Wang & Guo
Apical lamellae of median volsella not bulbous 3
(3) Apex of anal point broad, India, Malaysia madarihatensis Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
Apex of anal point narrow 4
(4) Anal tergite bands nearly horizontal, Oriental China polychaetus Wang & Guo
Anal tergite bands V-shaped 5
(5) Anal tergite with narrowly interrupted basal band, Malaysia kuantanensis Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
Anal tergite without basal band, Indianudicornus n. sp.
(6) Median volsella long, reaching beyond apex of inferior volsella 7
Median volsella short, not reaching beyond apex of inferior volsella 10
(7) Median volsella apically with two distinct plates, Indonesia adjectus (Johannsen)
Median volsella with distal lamellate apical setae never fused into plate 8
(8) Anal tergite band V-shaped, Thailand, Australia oss Cranston
Anal tergite band transverse 9
(9) Anal tergite band separate; median volsella conspicuously slender, Thailand minusculus Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
Anal tergite band medially fused; median volsella not slender, Oriental China, Ghana buculicaudus Kyerematen in Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
(10) Posterior margin of tergite IX with projections or shoulders to each side 11
Posterior margin of tergite IX triangular, rounded, or at most straight 13
(11) Tergite IX posterior margin with well-developed projections; gonostylus abruptly tapered 12
Tergite IX posterior margin without such projections, but with distinct shoulders, gonostylus not abruptly tapered, Indonesia, Australia trivittatus (Johannsen)
(12) Inferior volsella hand shower shaped; basal anal tergite band joined medially, India caputimberus n. sp.
Inferior volsella not as above, basal anal tergite band interrupted, Indonesia additus (Johannsen)
(13) Digitus well developed, extending beyond margin of superior volsella 14
Digitus small or absent, not extending beyond margin of superior volsella 21
(14) Median volsella not reaching apex of superior volsella; if gonostylus abruptly tapering distally, then apical portion parallel-sided and straight 15
Median volsella at least reaching apex of superior volsella; if gonostylus abruptly tapered, then apical portion not parallel-sided and straight 20
(15) Superior volsella knob- or hook-like posterior extension 16
Superior volsella rounded, ovoid, oblong or thumb-like 18
(16) Superior volsella with posterior extension knob-like, Thailand orientalis Moubayed
Superior volsella with posterior extension hook-like 17
(17) Superior volsella greatly hooked; apical setae of superior volsella not fused into plate; Thailand, Lebanon, Europe reissi Lehmann
Superior volsella slightly hooked; apical setae of superior volsella fused into plate; Oriental and Palaearctic China, Europe, North Africa and Canada muscicola Thienemann
(18) Anal point tapering; Oriental Japan amamiflavus Sasa
Anal point spatulate 19
(19) Superior volsella rectangular with rounded margin; basal tergite band medially joined; Oriental China, Palaearctic Japan tamatertius Sasa
Superior volsella rounded; basal tergite band absent; Oriental Japan okisimplex Sasa
(20) Gonostylus abruptly tapered with apical portion curved; superior volsella with large, bluntly rounded apical projection; median volsella apparently without apical plate, India, Indonesia, Oriental China acerbus Johannsen
Gonostylus not abruptly tapered; superior volsella subquandrangular; median volsella with wide apical plate; Palaearctic Japan, Oriental and Palaearctic China tamaquartus Sasa
(21) Abdomen banded; anal point crests long, proximally fused forming an arc; superior volsella rounded; median volsella without plate 22
Abdomen not banded; hypopygium not with above configuration 23
(22) Gonostylus not abruptly tapered plate, India, Indonesia, Oriental and Palaearctic Japan, Palaearctic China aestuarius (Tokunaga)
Gonostylus abruptly tapered, Oriental China liuae Wang & Guo
(23) Gonostylus more or less abruptly tapered, with distinctly parallel-sided apical portion or with curved apex; superior volsella with pronounced posterior extension; median volsella extending beyond apex of superior volsella 24
If gonostylus abruptly tapered, then without parallel-sided or curved apex 25
(24) Gonostylus with apical portion distinctly parallel-sided; superior volsella with posterior extension long, digitiform; Malaysia phaselus Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
Gonostylus with apex curved; superior volsella with posterior extension broad and rounded; Thailand thailandensis Moubayed
(25) Anal tergite bands V-shaped and medially joined 26
If anal tergite bands V-shaped, then not medially joined 27
(26) Anal point nonspatulate; median volsella extremely beyond apex of superior volsella; AR > 0.60, Indonesia tobaseptidecimus Kikuchi & Sasa
Anal point spatulate; median volsella not extending beyond apex of superior volsella; AR < 0.40, India spinicornus n. sp.
(27) Apex of anal point spatulate; gonostylus tapering abruptly or gradually 28
Apex of anal point parallel-sided or tapering; gonostylus tapering gradually 34
(28) Superior volsella with pronounced, hook-like posterior extension, Thailand falcipedius Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
Superior volsella rounded or rectangular 29
(29) Superior volsella rectangular, Oriental China quadratus Wang & Guo
Superior volsella rounded 30
(30) Gonostylus tapering gradually 31
Gonostylus abruptly tapered in apical portion 33
(31) Anal point crests proximally fused, forming an arc, Thailand beccus Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
Anal point crest V-shaped 32
(32) Median volsella reaching beyond apex of superior volsella; basal anal tergite bands absent; Thailand, Lebanon, Europe curtistylus (Goetghebuer)
Median volsella short, not reaching apex of superior volsella; basal anal tergite bands present, Thailand falcatus Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
(33) Median volsella recurved; AR about 0.70, Thailand sessilipersonatus Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
Median volsella not markedly recurved; AR about 0.40, Thailand soelii Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
(34) Median volsella extending beyond apex of superior volsella; anal point crests proximally fused, forming an arc, Thailand pallidus Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
Median volsella not reaching beyond apex of superior volsella; anal point crests V-shaped 35
(35) Anal point broad, parallel–sided; AR about 0.1–0.3, Thailand koraensis Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther
Anal point lanceolate; AR about 0.3–0.4, Thailand verticillus Kyerematen, Andersen & Sæther