Zavrelimyia tusimuheia (Sasa et Suzuki) Sasa et Suzuki, 2008

Kobayashi, Tadashi & Endo, Kazuo, 2008, Synonymic notes on some species of Chironomidae (Diptera) described by Dr. M. Sasa (†), Zootaxa 1712, pp. 49-64 : 55

Zavrelimyia tusimuheia (Sasa et Suzuki) , comb. nov.

( Figs. 19–22 )

Zavrelimyia tusimuheia (Sasa et Suzuki, 1999: 109–110, Fig. 42a–j) (as Paramerina ). [Holotype 353: 037.]

The holotype of Paramerina tusimuheia has the following characters: wing vein R3 indistinct apically, not reaching costa; spur of foretibia and outer spurs of mid and hind tibia semi-lyrate, apical tooth of inner spur of mid and hind tibia elongate; phallapodeme indistinct; mid ta4 twice as long as ta5; and tergite IX with transverse posterior row of setae ( Figs. 19–22 ). Based on these characters P. t u s i m u h e i a is transferred to Zavrelimyia Fittkau.

Tokunaga (1937) described two species of Zavrelimyia (as Pentaneura ), viz. Z. monticola and Z. kyotoensis . The description of Z. monticola agrees with the description of Z. tusimuheia , except for the wing bands. According to Tokunaga (1937), Z. monticola has "two large pale brown clouds". In Z. tusimuheia the wing has pale clouds along the longitudinal veins. The coloration of the abdomen in Z. monticola , with tergites I–VI pale, and tergites VII–VIII brownish, is similar to Z. tusimuheia .

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 26. Male holotypes of Tanypodinae (13 – 22) and Diamesinae (23 – 26). 13 – 14. Zavrelimyia inaveua Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, 2001 [= Tanypus punctipennis Meigen, 1818], scutal tubercle in dorsal view (13), mid tibial spurs (14). 15 – 18. Trissopelopia oyabetrispinosa Sasa, Kawai et Ueno, 1988 [= Trissopelopia longimana (Staeger, 1839)], hypopygium (15), fore tibial spur (16), mid tibial spurs (17), hind tibial spurs (18). 19 – 22. Zavrelimyia tusimuheia (Sasa et Suzuki, 1999), comb. nov., hypopygium (19), fore tibial spur (20), mid tibial spurs (21), hind tibial spurs (22). 23. Diamesa kurobedistalis Sasa et Okazawa, 1992 [= Diamesa alpina Tokunaga, 1936], hypopygium. 24 – 25. Diamesa sunabacedea (Tanaka et Sasa, 2001), comb. nov., hypopygium (24), anal point (25). 26. Potthastia togabicolis Sasa et Okazawa, 1992 [= Potthastia gaedii (Meigen, 1838)], hypopygium. Scale lines: 100 μm (13, 15, 19, 23 – 26); 50 μm (14, 16 – 18, 20 – 22).