Parametriocnemus scotti ( Freeman, 1956 )

Baranov, Viktor, Lin, Xiaolong, Hübner, Jeremy & Chimeno, Caroline, 2024, Uncovering the hidden diversity of non-biting midges (Diptera, Chironomidae) from central Namibia, using morphology and DNA barcodes, African Invertebrates 65 (1), pp. 13-36 : 13-36

Parametriocnemus scotti ( Freeman, 1956)

Fig. 4 G

Material examined.

Namibia • 8 ♂ 2 ♀, 1 larva; HARDAP; Naukluft Mountain Zebra Park, Tufa waterfalls ; 24 ° 15 ' 47.88 " S, 16 ° 13 ' 44.76 " E; 1 Dec. 2018; G. M. Kvifte / V. Baranov, X. Lin leg.; Malaise trap; NMNW; BOLD specimen code: NAM 37 ; NAM 19 ; NAM-Chiro 30 ; NAM-Chiro 29 ; BOLD sequence ID NAMCH 046-20 ; NAMOE 030-22 ; NAMOE 029-22 ; NAMCH 007-19 BOLD: ADY 1682 .

Distribution.

This is the first record of this species from Namibia ( Freeman 1956; Freeman and Cranston 1980; Curtis 1991; Harrison 2004; Ashe and O’Connor 2012). The species is otherwise known from Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe ( Ashe and O’Connor 2012).

Figures

Figure 4. Orthocladiinae A – C Bryophaenocladius cristatus D, E Cricotopus flavozonatus F Cricotopus scottae G Parametriocnemus scotti A, E head, adult male B, D, F, G hypopygium C virga.