A review of the Japanese Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918 (Diptera, Chironomidae)

By

Yan, Chuncai
Liu, Ting
Cao, Wei
Zhao, Guangjun
Liu, Wenbin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

771

Pages

139-155

Subjects

Cryptochironomus , Japan , key , new combination , synonymy , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.771.24220

 

Abstract

The genusCryptochironomusKieffer, 1918 from Japan is reviewed based on material composed of male adults. New combinations of three species are established and they are re-described based on male adult of:C.misumaiprimus(Sasa & Suzuki, 1998),comb. n.,C.tokaraefeus(Sasa & Suzuki, 1995),comb. n.andC.tonewabeus(Sasa & Tanaka, 2002),comb. n.Additional taxonomic notes are also provided:C.albofasciatus(Staeger, 1839), which is a senior synonym ofParachironomusinafegeusSasa, Kitami & Suzuki, 2001 andC.rostratus(Kieffer, 1921) as the senior synonym ofParacladopelmainaheiaSasa, Kitami & Suzuki, 2001. A key to the known adult males of the genus from Japan is given.