Zavrelia Kieffer

Zorina, Oksana V., 2008, Russian Zavrelia Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae), with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 1845, pp. 60-68 : 61

Zavrelia Kieffer

Zavrelia Kieffer in Bause, 1913: 73.

Type species: Zavrelia pentatoma Kieffer in Bause, 1913: 75.

Other included species: Zavrelia atrofasciata Kieffer, 1921 ; Z. bragremia Guo et Wang, 2007 ; Z. clinovolsella Guo et Wang, 2004 ; Z. elenae sp. n.; Z. pseudopentatoma sp. n.; Z. tusimatijeus ( Sasa et Suzuki, 1999) .

Emended diagnosis

Male: As in Cranston et al. (1989: 424) with the following additions: Anal point with microtrichia, but without spinules, or without both microtrichia and spinules between anal crests.

Pupa: As in Pinder and Reiss (1986: 361) with the following additions: Prealar tubercle well developed, thorax with 3 antepronotals, shagreen on tergite II–VI not extending anteriorly beyond seta D1, posterolateral corner of segment VIII with 1–4 spurs, segments III–IV with 3 L or LS setae, segment V with 3–4 LS setae.

Fourth instar larva: As in Pinder and Reiss (1983: 348) with the following additions: Frontal apotome with or without median depression, S 3 simple or plumose, S 1 plumose, basal segment of antenna about as long as flagellum or shorter, one Lauterborn organ situated in proximal half or in the middle of antennal segment 2, inner margin of mandible with or without spines, posterolateral corner of segments II–VI with pair of plumose setae.