Psectrocladius ( Psectrocladius ) sordidellus (J.W.Zetterstedt, 1838)

Chamutiová, Tímea, Hamerlík, Ladislav & Bitušík, Peter, 2020, Subfossil chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) of lakes in the Tatra Mountains an illustrated guide, Zootaxa 4819 (2), pp. 216-264 : 242

Psectrocladius ( Psectrocladius) sordidellus - type ( Fig. 62 )

Mentum with paired median teeth, with a short median projection. All or only 3 inner teeth darkened. If only half of head capsule is preserved, it can be difficult to distinguish this morphotype from P. psilopterus - type.

Figures

FIGURES 60–65. Psectrocladius (Mesopsectrocladius) barbatipes-type: 60—head capsule. Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) psilopterus-type: 61—head capsule, A—detail of mandible. Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) sordidellus-type: 62—head capsule. Pseudosmittia: 63—head capsule. Smittia/Parasmittia: 64—head capsule. Smittia/Parasmittia: 65—mentum, A—Smittia antenna (a—basal segment, b—flagellum, c—blade).