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Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) rotundus Liu, Lin & Wang 2014

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Male (n = 2). Total length 1.58–1.98 mm. Wing length 0.86–1.20 mm. Total length/wing length 1.66–1.84. Wing length/length of profemur 1.74–2.61. Coloration. Head and abdomen yellow brown, thorax without distinct pattern. Head. Antenna as in Fig. 7. AR 0.25–0.29. Ultimate flagellomere 88–118 μm long. Temporal setae 3–4, including 1–2 inner verticals and 2 outer verticals. Clypeus with 6–12 setae. Tentorium 115–130 μm long, 23–25 μm wide. Stipes 115–118 μm long, 4–5 μm wide. Palpomere lengths (in μm): 48–53, 30–45, 48–60, 68–90, 123–163. L: 5th/3rd 2.56–2.71. Wing (Fig. 8). Anal lobe normally developed. VR 1.17–1.19. Costal extension 30–38 μm long. Brachiolum with 1 seta. R with 1–3 setae. Remaining veins bare. Squama with 2 setae. Thorax (Fig. 9). Antepronotum with 4 lateral setae. Dorsocentrals 6–11; acrostichals 6–8, prealars 3. Scutellum with 2–6 setae. Humeral pit moderately large, ovoid. Legs. Spur of fore tibia 23–40 μm long; spurs of mid tibia 13–18 μm long and 12–15 μm long; spurs of hind tibia 27–38 μm and 13–15 μm long. Hind tibial comb with 8–16 spines, 13–27 μm long. Width at apex of fore tibia 25–40 mm, of mid tibia 25–38 mm, of hind tibia 23–40 mm. Lengths and proportions of legs as in Table 3. Lengths (in μm) and proportions of legs of Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) rotundus sp. n. P1 P2 P3 fe 330–490 350–475 310–445 ti 380–500 310–485 350–520 ta1 218 135–240 188–300 ta2 153 80–135 108–165 ta3 120 65–110 90–145 ta4 75 35–50 35–65 ta5 50 40–50 50–65 LR 0.57 0.44–0.49 0.54–0.58 BV 2.33 3.48–3.61 2.88–3.00 SV 3.26 4.00–4.89 3.22–3.51 BR 2.67 2.00–2.80 3.06–3.83 Hypopygium (Figs 10–11). Anal point triangular, 20–28 μm long, with 4 lateral setae each side. Laterosernite IX with 2 setae. Phallapodeme 48–50 μm long. Transverse sternapodeme arcuate with normally oral projection, 33–40 μm long. Gonocoxite 125–135 μm long. Superior volsella rounded, plate-shaped and sclerotized, 28–38 μm long and 20–27 μm wide, covered with 8 short setae and a few microtrichia. Gonostylus 55–70 μm long, with distinct, triangular crista dorsalis. Megaseta 8–10 μm long. HR 1.93–2.27. HV 2.82–2.87.
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Wenbin Liu, Xiaolong Lin, Xinhua Wang
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Liu W, Lin X, Wang X (2014) A review of Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) chalybeatus species group from China, with the description of three new species (Diptera, Chironomidae) ZooKeys 388: 17–34
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