The saline nuisance chironomid Carteronica longilobus (Diptera: Chironomidae): a systematic reappraisal |
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| Authors: | PETER S. CRANSTON,CHARLES J. WEBB,JON MARTIN&dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Entomology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, ACT, Australia;*Northern Territory University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia;†Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Abstract. Carteronica Kieffer and Nilodorum Kieffer sensu auctt. are synonymized with Kiefferulus Goetghebuer on the basis of cladistic analysis. An expanded diagnosis for all stages of Kiefferulus and a checklist of included species is given. K.longilobus comb.n. from Carteronica , a saline tolerant nuisance pest, is redescribed in all its life history stages. The following additional new combinations are proposed: K.brevibucca (Kieffer), K.brevipalpis (Kieffer), K.rugosum (Freeman), K.tainanus (Kieffer), K.umbraticola (Yamamoto). Many new characters from larval ventromental plates are illustrated and their use in phylo-genetic analysis is discussed. |
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