Fittkauimyia Karunakaran, 1969

Cranston, Peter S., 2007, The Chironomidae Larvae Associated With The Tsunami-Impacted Waterbodies Of The Coastal Plain Of Southwestern Thailand, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55 (2), pp. 231-244 : 234

Fittkauimyia Karunakaran

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Fittkauimyia appears to be represented by a single Indo- Oriental species F. disparipes Karunakaran. Although described from Singapore, the taxon was known earlier from a larva reported by Zavrelˇ (1933) from Indonesia as Tanypus sp. Fittkauimyia disparipes appears to be very tolerant of organic pollution and is clearly an acidophilic species in Singapore and in Northern Territory of Australia. Ashe (1990) records the genus from Sulawesi. The predatory larvae were found in three dilute ponds in this study, with conductivities ranging from 29–49 µS. cm−1 and dissolved solids of 14–25 ppm. Acidity was not measured.

Figures

Figs. 1–12. Thai post-tsunami Chironomidae. Clinotanypus sp.: 1, lateral body setal fringe; 2, dorsomentum; 3, ventral head (anterior). Tanypus sp.: 4, ligula. Fittkauimyia sp.: 5, ligula, pecten hypopharyngis; 6, mandible; 7, mentum. Ablabesmyia sp.: 8. maxillary palp. Monopelopia sp.: 9, maxillary palp. Ventral head setae and pit of: 10, Paramerina sp., 11, Ablabesmyia sp. Monopelopia sp.: 12, posterior parapod claw. Abbreviations: ant, antenna; dmt, dorsomentum teeth; fr, fringe; lig, ligula; m, mentum; md, mandible; mp, maxillary palp; ph, pecten hypopharyngis; RO, ring organ of maxilla; SSm, seta submenta; S9, S10, cephalic setae 9, 10; VP, ventral pit.