The genus Manoa and the tribe Pseudochironomini are recorded from Oriental region for first time. xianjuensis Qi & Lin sp. n. Xianju National Park, Zhejiang, China is described illustrated as adult male female, latter associated with by standard DNA barcodes. A neighbor joining tree based on available barcodes keys to adults in given.

Nine new species of Nilothauma Kieffer, N. hamadae sp. nov. , jupau karitiana leccii marianoi mateusi txukuyana werekena and yekwana are described figured, based on adult males collected in Brazil maya an male from Mexico; terena is as male, pupa larva a reared specimen Brazil. aleta Roback, 1960 duena re-described recorded longissimum Mendes & Andersen, 2009 transferred to Beardius Reiss Sublette, 1985 the diagnosis emended. New records thirteen Neotropical given key all known provided.

The genus Triaenodes as it occurs in the Neotropics is diagnosed and discussed context of world fauna. Twenty new species are described illustrated: T. acanthus (Mexico), chirripo (Costa Rica), clauseni Rica, Nicaragua, Panama), cuyotenango (Guatemala), flintorum guadaloupe (Panama), hodgesi (Ecuador), hornitos kilambe (Nicaragua), mexicanus moncho morai Nicaragua), nicaraguensis oaxacensis tajo talamanca tapanti tico tuxtlensis woldai (Panama). In addition, 4 previously redescribed figured:...

The genus Troglocladius Andersen, Baranov et Hagenlund, gen. n. is erected based on T. hajdi sp. collected at 980 m depth in the Lukina jama-Trojama cave system Croatia. Morphological features such as pale color, strongly reduced eyes and very long legs make it a typical animal. Surprisingly, has also retained large wings appears to be capable of flight which would first flying troglobiont worldwide, disproving previous beliefs that bats are only animals complete darkness. Morphologically...

The Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) are among a number of aquatic invertebrate groups which have received scant attention in Panama. This paper brings together information from the published literature, personal comments by colleagues, and current research to produce first benchmark knowledge about this dipteran family. To date, we discovered 57 named species 31 genera distributed five chironomid subfamilies. In addition, 22 unassociated genera/subgenera (without identified species) listed....

Four Middle Eocene orthoclad species, Heterotrissocladius naibuchi sp. n., Paraphaenocladius nadezhdae Pseudosmittia kodrulae n. and Smittia sukachevae n.. are described figured. Based on the combination of diptera fauna composition paleobotanical data, suggestions climate habitats Sakhalin amber forest given.

A phylogenetic analysis of the genus Polypedilum Kieffer utilizing only species with known larvae, and including one additional presumed to belong a new subgenus was performed. The subgenera Tripodura Townes, 1945, Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1913 Cerobregma Sæther et Sundal, 1999, were all monophyletic, while Uresipedilum Oyewo Sæther, 1998 monophyletic when Probolum excluded. s. str. never even excluding atypical P. nubifer (Skuse, 1889), but if relationships between unresolved cladogram as...

Abstract Gondwanoscurus curleri sp. nov. is described based on four males collected in November 1990 and April 1991 the West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. It first species of Ježek, 2001 to be from African mainland, second Afrotropical Region. The new characterized by a strongly asymmetric flagellomere with large mesal projection; several genitalic characters including simple gonostyli acuminate apices surstylus without discernable basal projection. A key world presented data literature.

The genus Palaeoboreochlus Baranov et Andersen, n. gen. is erected based on P. inornatus sp. described from a male found in Late Eocene Rovno amber. new groups with Boreochlus Edwards the tribe "Boreochlini".

An updated checklist of Mexican non-biting midges (Chironomidae) is presented. A total 110 species Chironomidae are known for Mexico: 52 in 25 genera belong to the subfamily Chironominae, 30 13 Orthocladiinae, 21 nine Tanypodinae, five two Telmatogetoninae, and one genus Diamesinae. In addition, 41 without identified listed. The highest number (29) recorded from state Campeche, while 19 have been found Veracruz 15 Nuevo León. Few or no records exist states Central Northern Mexico, those on...

Two species of the genus Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1874 are described: T. deimos Giłka, Dantas et Andersen, sp. nov. (Mexico, Panama) and phobos Dantas, Giłka (Peru). Small adult males having wings with a high venarum ratio, unpaired tibial spurs on mid hind legs, hypopygial anal point lanceolate without spinulae or bars, digitus well-developed basal tubercle bearing long seta, stout median volsella, gonostylus distinctly shorter than gonocoxite, set characters common to two close for which...

Two new species of Riethia Kieffer, 1917, R. chilensis sp. nov. (Chile) and ecuadoriensis (Ecuador) are described figured as adult males. The two differ from the presumable closest relative, truncatocaudata (Edwards, 1931), by uniformly coloured legs, without bands, stout curved hypopygial superior volsellae; they can be separated all other shape setation pattern inferior volsella. each in body colouration, including abdomen, presence/absence microtrichia on volsellae.

The Neotropical species of the genera Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932 and Allocladius Kieffer, 1913 are described or redescribed, short generic diagnoses given, keys to males presented. following new figured as male imagines: globosus, A. quadrus, scrotus, adunca, P. amorimi, cambuciensis, carioca, catarinense, gibbistyla, invirgata, lamasi, lamellata, magdae, nana, palpina, paulista, pinhoi, roquei, tropis, umbonata, uncata. bilobulatus (Edwards) comb. n., fortispinatus neobilobulatus (Paggi)...

The genus Beardius Reiss et Sublette, 1985 is revised and twenty new species, abbadi sp. n., B. arawak bizzoi bucephalus curticaudatus dioi hirtidorsum krenak kumadueni longicaudatus mileneae nebularius neusae novoairensis phoenix sapiranga tupinamba vanessae yperoig n. from Brazil chapala Mexico are described figured. Further, the female, pupa larva of urupeatan Pinho, Mendes Andersen female cristhinae Trivinho-Strixino Siqueira described, records Brazilian species provided. Emended...

This is the first study focused on Eocene dipterans of tribe Pseudochironomini (subfamily Chironominae, family Chironomidae), based unique materials from Baltic amber. Two new genera and three species: Eomicromimus gen. nov. with polliciformis sp. serpens nov., Eoriethia ursipes are presented. The systematic position taxa discussed, an amended key to identification adult males extinct extant provided. presented analysis morphology tribe's fossil members allowed us verify concepts regarding...

Thirteen new species to Nilothauma Kieffer are described and figured: N. amazonense, calori, complicatum, fazzariense, involucrum, jaraguaense, longissimum, roquei, sooretamense, zitoi from Brazil spiesi Chile as males, aripuanense matogrossense males pupae. Type material other materials of Paranilothauma reissi Soponis, P. strebulosum Adam et Sæther, Neelamia fittkaui bergeri Soponis examined the figured. A phylogenetic analysis all Nilothauma, is performed, showing that genera should be...

We have recognised significant incongruences among the most commonly used taxonomic characters in European species of Wormaldia genus Philopotamidae caddisfly family.During taxonomical analysis and ranking procedures we recorded incongruent, discorcordant also taxa Rhyacophilidae, Hydropsychidae Limnephilidae families.Based on theoretical background concluded that examined caddisflies probably all living creatures are chimeric entities composed components different origin.Genomes phenomes...

The genus Mariambera is erected based on the males of M. amazonica n. sp. from Amazonas and mariae Minas Gerais. new easily recognized by distinctive anal point which has a rounded dorsal lobe with microtrichia triangular ventral very strong, marginal setae, in combination bare eyes wing membrane, squama antenna without strong apical seta, apparently few, short, weak, hair-like acrostichals anterior 1/3 scutum.