ORIGINAL ARTICLE Taxonomic notes on the genus Syndiamesa Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Japan, with description of a new species

The Japanese species of the genus Syndiamesa are revised. A new species, Syndiamesa longipilosa sp. nov., from Honshu, Japan is described from male and female material. The male of Syndiamesa mira (Makarchenko) from Japan is redescribed and figured. Syndiamesa chuzemagna Sasa is synonymized with Syn...

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Published inEntomological science Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 291
Main Author ENDO, Kazuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Richmond Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2007
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Summary:The Japanese species of the genus Syndiamesa are revised. A new species, Syndiamesa longipilosa sp. nov., from Honshu, Japan is described from male and female material. The male of Syndiamesa mira (Makarchenko) from Japan is redescribed and figured. Syndiamesa chuzemagna Sasa is synonymized with Syndiamesa yosiii Tokunaga. Syndiamesa bicolor Tokunaga is transferred to the genus Sympotthastia. A key to males of Japanese Syndiamesa is provided. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1343-8786
1479-8298
DOI:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2007.00225.x