Paracladopelma nereis (Townes)

Harnischia (Cladopelma) nereis Townes, 1945: 150 .

Harnischia (Cladopelma) nereis Townes; Johannsen and Townes (1952: 92).

Chironomus (Cryptochironomus) nereis (Townes); Sublette and Sublette (1965: 168). Paracladopelma nereis (Townes); Mozley and Garcia (1972: 109); Jackson (1977: 1345); Zorina (2006: 38).

The species is described in detail by Jackson (1977: 1345, fig. 21) and Zorina (2006: 38, figs 16–19). For diagnostic characters see key.

Distribution. The species has a Holarctic distribution. In the Sino-Indian Region, the species is recorded from the Russian Far East.