Pseudosmittia malickyi, Ferrington Jr & Saether, 2011

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 : 175-177

Pseudosmittia malickyi sp. n.

( Fig. 64 A–F )

Type material: Holotype male, THAILAND: Mae Chaem District , Doi Inthanon, 5–10.x.1989, H. Malicky ( ZSM). Diagnostic characters: The male imago is separable from other members of the group by having a pointed inferior volsella together with a nearly parallel-sided anal point apparently widest near apex.

Etymology: The species is named in honor of D. H. Malicky, Lunz, Austria, the collector of this holotype and several of the more interesting other new species.

Male imago (n = 1)

All measurements and ratios are within the variation of P. topei with the following exceptions and additions: Total length 1.56. Antennae lost. Fifth palpomere 73 µm long. Antepronotum with 3 lateral setae, scutellum with 4 setae. VR 1.82, Cu 1 straight. Tarsomeres lost. Virga ( Fig. 64 E ) 30 µm long. Anal point apparently with microtrichia to apex. Inferior volsella ( Fig. 64 F ) reaching 0.72 gonocoxite length. Gonostylus with preapical, triangular crista dorsalis.

Female, pupa and larva

Unknown.

Distribution

This species is only known from the type locality, the highest mountains in Thailand .

Figures

FIGURE 64. Pseudosmittia malickyi sp. n., male. A—wing; B—head; C—third palpomere; D—cibarial pump and stipes; E— virga; F—hypopygium, left dorsal aspect, right ventral aspect.