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

Authors: Liu, Wenbin DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1200.119225 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Adult male · Topics: Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Study of Mite Species

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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.

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