Allocladius lusciniolus Saether et Andersen, 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 : 57

Allocladius lusciniolus Saether et Andersen , sp. n.

( Fig. 7 B–F )

Allocladius lusciniolus Saether et Andersen, 2011 .

Material examined: TRISTAN DA CUNHA: 37°108′44"S; 12°326′53", Site 7, on rim, west of patches, above Molly Gulch, below Daylies hill, 2270 ft., Blechnum palmiforme -grassland mix, Malaise trap, holotype female, 15-21.ii.2005, C. Hänel ( ZMBN Type. No. 422) .

Diagnostic characters: This parthenogenetic species described by Saether and Andersen (2011) differs from A. wirthi by having sternite VIII with more than 20 median setae, 9–12 dorsocentral setae, LR 1 0.57–0.63, and apparently weak bulbs before the common opening of the spermathecal ducts.

Distribution

The species is known from the subantarctic islands of Gough, Tristan da Cunha and Nightingale.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Allocladius spp., male hypopygium, left dorsal aspect, right ventral aspect. A—A. fortispinatus (Edwards); B—F. A. lusciniolus Saether et Andersen, sp. n.; female genitalia. B—ventral view; C—dorsal view; D—ventrolateral lobe; E—dorsomesal lobe; F—apodeme lobe. (A from Andersen et al. 2010.)