Chironomus sauteri Kieffer

Yan, Chun-Cai, Yan, Jiao, Jiang, Li, Guo, Qin, Liu, Ting, Ge, Xin-yu, Wang, Xin-Hua & Pan, Bao-ping, 2015, Parachironomus Lenz from China and Japan (Diptera, Chironomidae), ZooKeys 494, pp. 31-50 : 39

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Chironomidae

Chironomus sauteri Kieffer nomen dubium

Chironomus (Cryptochironomus) sauteri Kieffer, 1921c: 583. - Tokunaga (1940: 301).

Parachironomus sauteri (Kieffer). - Sublette and Sublette (1973: 406).

Cryptochironomus sauteri (Kieffer). - Sasa (1989: 21).

Remarks.

Kieffer (1921c) described the species based on females only, and without figures. Tokunaga (1940) described males and females from Taiwan Province, but illustrated only the male superior volsella. Sublette and Sublette (1973) transferred the species to " Parachironomus ", but their use of this genus name was different from that of today (i.e., included Microchironomus Kieffer). Sasa (1989) examined Tokunaga’s specimens and considered them as belonging to either Cryptotendipes or Microchironomus , but suggested that the status and placement of Chironomus sauteri should be reserved for future clarification. We agree with Sasa’s opinion, but have been unable to examine any of the syntypes; therefore, the species is not included in the present key.

Distribution.

The species is known from Taiwan Province (Oriental China).