Taxonomy and Distribution of Alotanypus kuroberobustus comb. nov. (Insecta: Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Palaearctic Region

Niitsuma, Hiromi

doi:10.12782/specdiv.10.135

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“…Guassutanypus pupae may differ from those of Alotanypus by the unique thoracic horn, which has a characteristic convolute atrium. However, Gressittius , recently considered as a junior synonym of Alotanypus (see below), has similar thoracic horn, and also A. kuroberobustus from Japan (Niitsuma, ). Thus, this character cannot be regarded as diagnostic for Guassutanypus .…”

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Phylogenetic relationships of nonbiting midges in the subfamilyTanypodinae (Diptera:Chironomidae) inferred from morphology

Silva

Ekrem

2015

Systematic Entomology

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The nonbiting midge subfamily Tanypodinae represents one of the most diverse lineages of Chironomidae. Despite the wide distribution and high diversity of tanypodine chironomids, the evolutionary history of the subfamily remains poorly understood. Here, we present the first phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Tanypodinae based on morphological data. Cladistic analyses were conducted using 86 morphological characters from 115 species belonging to 54 tanypodine genera, including the eight currently recognised tribes: Anatopyniini, Clinotanypodini, Coelopyniini, Macropelopiini, Natarsiini, Pentaneurini, Procladiini and Tanypodini. We use characters from fourth-instar larvae, pupae and adults of both sexes. We examine the effects of implied weighting by reanalysing the data with varying values of concavity constant (k). Our analysis supports the monophyly of Tanypodinae with Podonominae as its sister group. All previously proposed tribes are recovered as monophyletic assemblages under a wide range of weighting factors. Under these conditions, the genus Fittkauimyia is the sister group of the remaining Macropelopiini and is erected as a new monobasic tribe, Fittkauimyiini trib.n. The tribe Pentaneurini is recovered as monophyletic with some internal relationships resolved. The genus Paramerina, recovered as sister of Reomyia + Zavrelimyia, is formally synonymised with Zavrelimyia syn.n., based on morphological similarity in all three life stages and treated as a subgenus of the latter. Finally, the recently suggested synonymies of Gressittius and Guassutanypus with Alotanypus and the establishment of the subgenera Conchapelopia (Helopelopia), Macropelopia (Bethbilbeckia), Monopelopia (Cantopelopia), Thienemannimyia (Hayesomyia) and Zavrelimyia (Reomyia and Schineriella) are investigated. Our results support all proposed changes, except for the subgenus-level status of Helopelopia and Cantopelopia. We suggest re-establishment of Helopelopia as a genus, but refrain from promoting genus-level status of Cantopelopia at present because the apparent sister-relationship between Monopelopia + Nilotanypus likely is due to wing vein reduction caused by miniaturisation.This published work has been registered in ZooBank, http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid: zoobank.

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Phylogenetic relationships of nonbiting midges in the subfamilyTanypodinae (Diptera:Chironomidae) inferred from morphology

Silva

Ekrem

2015

Systematic Entomology

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“…venustus Coquillett as having the following character states: anepisternals and preepisternals present, scutal tubercle absent, postnotum bare and foretibia with comb. Later, Niitsuma () complemented Roback's description by recognising the absence of anepisternals and preepisternals in some species. Siri et al .…”

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“…Alotanypus Roback ; 95: : 162 (as a subgenus of Macropelopia Theinemann 1916); Niitsuma : 136 (emended diagnosis); Siri et al : 55 (emended diagnosis).…”

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Alotanypus wilhelmensis sp. nov., a new Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from high mountain lakes in Papua New Guinea

Silva

2016

Austral Entomology

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A new species of Alotanypus Roback from high mountain lakes in Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated. Alotanypus wilhelmensis sp. nov. is described from male, female and pupa. The generic diagnoses for the male and immature stages are emended based on the new species and published descriptions of Gressittius and Guassutanypus, both recently suggested as junior synonyms of Alotanypus. Keys to known males, pupae and larvae of Alotanypus are provided.

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“…The genus Alotanypus is presently known by four species, A. venustus (Coquillett) and A. aris Roback from the Nearctic Region, A. dalyupensis (Freeman) from the Australian Region and A. kuroberobustus (Sasa et Okazawa) from the Palearctic Region (Niitsuma 2005). From the Neotropics, immatures of Alotanypus have been reported in various studies (i.e.…”

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Alotanypus vittigera (Edwards) comb. nov.: adult redescription, immature description and a phylogenetic analysis of the genus (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae)

Siri

Donato

Orpella³

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Zootaxa

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Anatopynia vittigera Edwards is transfered to Alotanypus. The male and female of A. vittigera comb. nov. are redescribed and immatures are described and illustrated. A cladistic analysis including one species of each Macropelopiini genus was conducted in order to assess the phylogenetic position of Alotanypus and to provide the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus. Adults and immatures were included in the analysis where discrete and continuos characters were considered. The cladistic analysis demonstrated that Alotanypus is a monophyletic genus, with Guassutanypus oliveirai as the sister group.

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Taxonomy and Distribution of Alotanypus kuroberobustus comb. nov. (Insecta: Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Palaearctic Region

Cited by 4 publications

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Phylogenetic relationships of nonbiting midges in the subfamilyTanypodinae (Diptera:Chironomidae) inferred from morphology

Phylogenetic relationships of nonbiting midges in the subfamilyTanypodinae (Diptera:Chironomidae) inferred from morphology

Alotanypus wilhelmensis sp. nov., a new Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from high mountain lakes in Papua New Guinea

Alotanypus vittigera (Edwards) comb. nov.: adult redescription, immature description and a phylogenetic analysis of the genus (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae)

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