Six new species of Cryptochironomus Kieffer (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Nearctic region

By

Liu, Wenbin
Wang, Chengyan
Tang, Yaning
Wang, Ying (Botanist)
Pei, Wenxuan
Yan, Chuncai

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1200

Pages

275--302

Subjects

adult male , diagnostic characters , hypopygium , key , Nematocera , taxonomy , US

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1200.119225

 

Abstract

Six new species of Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918, C. absum Liu, sp. nov., C. beardi Liu, sp. nov., C. dentatus Liu, sp. nov., C. ferringtoni Liu, sp. nov., C. parallelus Liu, sp. nov. and C. taylorensis Liu, sp. nov., are described and illustrated based on adult males. The specimens were collected from various water systems in the United States and preserved by Dr. Leonard Charles Ferrington Jr. An updated key to adult males of all known Cryptochironomus species in the Nearctic region is also provided.