Allocladius Kieffer

Ferrington Jr, Leonard C. & Saether, Ole A., 2011, A revision of the genera Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932, Allocladius Kieffer, 1913, and Hydrosmittia gen. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) 2849, Zootaxa 2849 (1), pp. 1-314 : 49-50

Key to known pupae of Allocladius Kieffer

1. Tergal conjunctive II/III with 45–70 spinules.......................................... A. longicrus (Kieffer) (p. 84)

– Tergal conjunctive II/III bare or with less than 20 spinules.......................................................... 2

2. Tergal conjunctive VII/VIII of female with 7–63 spinules, parthenogenetic................. A. arenarius (Strenzke) (p. 72)

– Tergal conjunctive VII/VIII of female with 0–3 spinules, in male with 40–50 spinules.............................. 3

3. Sternal conjunctives III/IV and VIII/IX bare in male..................... Allocladius sp. " Chile " (? bilobulatus ) (p. 101)

– Sternal conjunctives III/IV with 4–33 spinules, VIII/IX with 40–50 spinules in male................................. 4 4. Genital sac of both sexes not ending in distinct papilla............................... A. bothnicus (Tuiskunen) (p. 93)

– Genital sac of both sexes ending in papilla.................................................................. 5

5. Genital sac of both sexes ending in papilla which is nearly twice as long as wide (Andersen et al. 2010, figs 36, 37); sternal conjunctive VI/VII with 115–200 spinules, VII/VIII with 110–119 spinules............... A. neobilobulatus (Paggi) (p. 96)

– Genital sac of both sexes ending in papilla which is at most as long as wide ( Fig. 25 A–D ); sternal conjunctive VI/VII with 86– 107 spinules, VII/VIII with 50–103 spinules............................................ A. nanseni (Kieffer) (p. 66)

Figures

FIGURE 25. Allocladius longicrus (Kieffer) comb. n. A—female wing; B—posterior tergites of male pupa; C—posterior tergites of female pupa; D—posterior sternites of female pupa.