Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936

Liu, Wenbin, Sun, Bingjiao, Yan, Chuncai, Song, Chao & Wang, Xinhua, 2015, Two new species and one new record of Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936 from China (Diptera, Chironomidae), ZooKeys 545, pp. 139-148 : 140

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Chironomidae

Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936

Emended diagnosis.

Based on the material examined and references, the generic diagnosis of male Parakiefferiella ( Cranston et al. 1989) must be emended as follows: antenna with 12-13 or occasionally with five ( Parakiefferiella gynocera (Edwards, 1937)) or ten ( Parakiefferiella fasciata Liu & Wang, sp. n. and Parakiefferiella liupanensis Liu & Wang, sp. n.) flagellomeres; wing anal lobe weakly to moderately developed ( Parakiefferiella bathophila (Kieffer, 1912)); R and R1 with few setae, occasionally all veins bare ( Parakiefferiella fasciata Liu & Wang, sp. n. and Parakiefferiella liupanensis Liu & Wang, sp. n.); anal point with 2-8 basal setae, sometimes bare ( Parakiefferiella fasciata Liu & Wang, sp. n.).