Synorthocladiusfedericoi sp. nov., a new species occurring in the middle basin of the Adige River, northern Italy (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae).

Valeria Lencioni,Joel Moubayed

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1057.68175

Abstract

An adult male Synorthocladius was collected in the middle basin of the Adige River in the city of Verona, northern Italy. A combination of atypical characters for the genus signalled a new species. Synorthocladiusfedericoisp. nov. is here diagnosed and described. The new species is known only from its type locality and is presumed to be a local biogeographical representative of the Italian Pre-Alps. An emended generic diagnosis, a key to known Synorthocladius from Europe and comments on the taxonomic position of the new species are given.

Highlights

According to data on the taxonomy and geographical distribution of known Synorthocladius species from the Palaearctic and neighbouring biogeographical regions
The emended generic diagnosis of the genus given in Cranston et al (1989) and Liu and Wang (2005) is reviewed and supplemented with some additional characters found in the adult male of the new species
The newly described species can be considered as a local biogeographic representative of the Venetian Pre-Alps

Summary

Introduction

According to data on the taxonomy and geographical distribution of known Synorthocladius species from the Palaearctic and neighbouring biogeographical regions The emended generic diagnosis of the genus given in Cranston et al (1989) and Liu and Wang (2005) is reviewed and supplemented with some additional characters found in the adult male of the new species

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