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DEED31DE0D5EBC87DC229C3FCD8675F8.text	DEED31DE0D5EBC87DC229C3FCD8675F8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parakiefferiella Thienemann 1936	<div><p>Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Chironomidae</p><p>Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936</p><p>Emended diagnosis.</p><p>Based on the material examined and references, the generic diagnosis of male Parakiefferiella (Cranston et al. 1989) must be emended as follows: antenna with 12-13 or occasionally with five ( Parakiefferiella gynocera (Edwards, 1937)) or ten ( Parakiefferiella fasciata Liu &amp; Wang, sp. n. and Parakiefferiella liupanensis Liu &amp; Wang, sp. n.) flagellomeres; wing anal lobe weakly to moderately developed ( Parakiefferiella bathophila (Kieffer, 1912)); R and R1 with few setae, occasionally all veins bare ( Parakiefferiella fasciata Liu &amp; Wang, sp. n. and Parakiefferiella liupanensis Liu &amp; Wang, sp. n.); anal point with 2-8 basal setae, sometimes bare ( Parakiefferiella fasciata Liu &amp; Wang, sp. n.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DEED31DE0D5EBC87DC229C3FCD8675F8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Liu, Wenbin;Sun, Bingjiao;Yan, Chuncai;Song, Chao;Wang, Xinhua	Liu, Wenbin, Sun, Bingjiao, Yan, Chuncai, Song, Chao, Wang, Xinhua (2015): Two new species and one new record of Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936 from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 545: 139-148, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6000, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6000
1EC6A81CF2B8BCD7ABD50169B43F3A7A.text	1EC6A81CF2B8BCD7ABD50169B43F3A7A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parakiefferiella fasciata Liu & Wang	<div><p>Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Chironomidae</p><p>Parakiefferiella fasciata Liu &amp; Wang sp. n. Figs 1-7</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: ♂ (BDN. No.1165), China, Shandong Province, Yantai City, Kunyu Mountain, 37°30'10"N, 121°23'40"E, 24.viii.1987, sweeping net, Wang XH. The specimens were sealed with Canada balsam on slides. Paratypes: 3 ♂♂, data as holotype.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>The adult male can be distinguished from known species of the genus by the following combination of characters: anal point lacking keel, very broad at base, rounded apically, without basal setae; virga consisting of four spines; antenna with ten flagellomeres, AR 0.47-0.50; tergites III and VIII dark brown, others tergites pale yellow; HR 1.98-2.06; HV 2.65-3.00.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male imago (n = 4). Total length 1.04-1.09, 1.07 mm. Wing length 0.71-0.72, 0.71 mm. Total length/wing length 1.45-1.56, 1.47. Wing length/length of profemur 3.24-3.29, 3.26.</p><p>Coloration. Head brown. Thorax brown with dark spot. Tergites (Fig. 4) III and VIII dark brown, others tergites pale yellow.</p><p>Head. Antenna (Fig. 2) with ten flagellomeres. AR 0.47-0.50, 0.49. Ultimate flagellomere 137-144, 140 μm long. Inner vertical 1. Clypeus with four setae. Tentorium 55-72, 66 μm long, 5-7, 6 μm wide. Palpomere lengths (in μm): 10-12, 11; 14-19, 16; 26-29, 28; 43-48, 47; 88-96, 92. L: 5th/3rd: 3.26-3.55, 3.43</p><p>Wing (Fig. 1). Anal lobe reduced. VR 1.12-1.21, 1.17. Costal extension 40 μm long. Brachiolum with one seta. All veins bare. Squama bare.</p><p>Thorax (Fig. 3). Antepronotal lobes developed. Antepronotum with one lateral seta. Dorsocentrals 2-4, 3; one prealars. Scutellum with 2-6, 5 setae. Mesonotum with a tuft of hairs.</p><p>Legs. Spur of fore tibia 24-25, 24 μm long; spurs of mid tibia 9-12, 11 μm and 12-14, 13 μm long; spurs of hind tibia 9-10, 9 μm and 20-22, 21 μm long. Hind tibial comb with 9-12, 11 spines, 19-38, 30 μm long. Width at apex of fore tibia 17-19, 19 mm, of mid tibia 19-20, 19 mm, of hind tibia 21-24, 23 mm. Lengths (in μm) and proportions of legs as in Table 1.</p><p>Hypopygium (Figs 5-7). Anal point triangular and hyaline, very broad at base, with rounded apex and without basal seta. Laterosernite IX with 2-4, 3 setae. Phallapodeme 20-24, 23 μm long. Transverse sternapodeme 48-54, 53 μm long. Virga consisting of four spines, 20 -35, 25 μm long. Tergites III and VIII bearing colored bands. Gonocoxite 72-74, 73 μm long, outer margins concave medially. Superior volsella absent; inferior volsella rounded and very large, occupying nearly half of the total length of gonocoxite, lacking dorsal setae and densely covered with microtrichia (Fig. 6); ventral margin strongly swollen medially. Gonostylus 36-38, 37 μm long, anterior margin nearly straight, posterior margin slightly curved in dorsal view. Megaseta 5-7, 7 μm long. Crista dorsalis reduced, slightly visible in lateral view. HR 1.98-2.06, 2.01. HV 2.65-3.00, 2.75.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is from Latin fasciata, referring to different colored bands in its tergites.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The new described species is distinguished from all other Parakiefferiella species by the following unusual combination of characters: antenna with ten flagellomeres; tergites III and VIII with colored bands; anal point lacking both dorsal setae and keel; absence of dorsal setae on inferior volsella, which is bearing only microtrichia.</p><p>While the new species close related to Parakiefferiella coronata (Edwards, 1929; Makarchenko and Makarchenko 2010). However, the new species differs from the latter on the basis of following characters: (1) the antenna of the new species with ten flagellomeres, whereas Parakiefferiella coronata has 13 flagellomeres; (2) the superior volsella of Parakiefferiella coronata is large, whereas in the new species it is absent; (3) the new species has abdomen pale yellow with tergites III-VIII dark brown, whereas Parakiefferiella coronata has abdomen dark with tergites IV, VI-VII shiny.</p><p>Female and immature stages unknown.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1EC6A81CF2B8BCD7ABD50169B43F3A7A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Liu, Wenbin;Sun, Bingjiao;Yan, Chuncai;Song, Chao;Wang, Xinhua	Liu, Wenbin, Sun, Bingjiao, Yan, Chuncai, Song, Chao, Wang, Xinhua (2015): Two new species and one new record of Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936 from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 545: 139-148, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6000, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6000
5F16AD366E815CC437A120EF0767EED4.text	5F16AD366E815CC437A120EF0767EED4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parakiefferiella liupanensis Liu & Wang	<div><p>Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Chironomidae</p><p>Parakiefferiella liupanensis Liu &amp; Wang sp. n. Figs 8-13</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: ♂ (BDN. No.1168), China, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Liupan Mountain, Erlong river, 35°38'40"N, 106°31'40"E, 6.viii.1987, sweeping method, Wang XH. Paratypes: 4 ♂♂, as holotype.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>The adult male can be distinguished from known species of the genus by the following combination of characters: anal point obtuse triangular with pointed and hyaline apex, lacking keel and bearing four setae placed laterally (two on each side); antenna with ten flagellomeres; all of the veins bare; inferior volsella square with rounded inner margin, not projected, occupying about half of the gonocoxite length, lacking dorsal setae and covered with microtrichia; ventral margin swollen medially; AR 0.33-0.37; HR 2.20-2.28; HV 2.36-2.43.</p><p>Description .</p><p>Male imago (n = 5). Total length 1.20-1.25, 1.23 mm. Wing length 0.78-0.85, 0.81 mm. Total length/wing length 1.45-1.47, 1.46. Wing length/length of profemur 3.38-3.58, 3.45.</p><p>Coloration of preserved specimens. Head and tergites brown. Thorax brown with dark spot.</p><p>Head. Antenna (Fig. 9) with ten flagellomeres. AR 0.33-0.37. Ultimate flagellomere 108-115, 112 μm long. Temporal seta one, including one outer vertical. Clypeus with 3-4 setae. Tentorium 62-72, 69 μm long, 7-9, 8 μm wide. Palpomere lengths (in μm): 12-14, 13; 24-26, 25; 28-34, 31; 28-36,32; 52-54, 53. L: 5th/3rd: 1.61-1.83, 1.81.</p><p>Wing (Fig. 8). Anal lobe moderate reduced. VR 1.02-1.18, 1.14. Costal extension 40 μm long. Brachiolum with one seta. All of the veins bare. Squama bare.</p><p>Thorax (Fig. 10). Antepronotal lobes developed. Antepronotum with one lateral seta. Dorsocentrals 5-7, 6; acrostichals absent; two prealars. Scutellum with four setae. Mesonotum with a tuft of hairs.</p><p>Legs. Spur of fore tibia 12-21, 18 μm long; spurs of mid tibia 9-12, 11 μm and 12-14, 13 μm long; spurs of hind tibia 9-10, 9 μm and 20-22, 21 μm long. Hind tibial comb with 9-12, 10 spines, 19-38, 23 μm long. Width at apex of fore tibia 19-22, 20 mm, of mid tibia 12-22, 17 mm, of hind tibia 18-22, 21 mm. Lengths (in μm) and proportions of legs as in Table 2.</p><p>Hypopygium (Figs 11-13). Anal point obtuse triangular with pointed and hyaline apex, lacking keel and bearing 4 setae placed laterally (2 on each side). Laterosernite IX with 2-4, 3 setae. Phallapodeme 19-21, 20 μm long. Transverse sternapodeme, straight 44-48, 46 μm long. Virga consisting of two spines, 20 -25, 23 μm long. Gonocoxite 79-82, 80 μm long. Superior volsella absent; inferior volsella square, occupying about half of the gonocoxite length, lacking dorsal setae and covered with microtrichia (Fig. 12); ventral margin swollen medially. Gonostylus 36-38, 37 μm long, narrowed apically, distinctly bent and curved inward in dorsal view; crista dorsal absent . Megaseta 5-7, 7 μm long. Without crista dorsalis. HR 2.20-2.28, 2.23. HV 2.36-2.43, 2.41.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name refers to the Liupan Mountain where the species was collected.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The new species can easily be separated from other related Parakiefferiella species by the following characters: antenna with 10 segments; anal point square, lacking keel and bearing four setae laterally; inferior volsella without dorsal setae and covered with microtrichia.</p><p>Parakiefferiella liupanensis Liu &amp; Wang, sp. n. is closely related to Parakiefferiella bathophila (Kiffer, 1912). However, the new species differs from the latter on the basis of the following characters: (1) the antenna of the new species with ten flagellomeres, whereas Parakiefferiella bathophila possesses 13 flagellomeres; (2) the hypopygium of Parakiefferiella bathophila with triangular superior volsella, whereas in the new species it is absent; (3) the anal point of the new species obtuse triangular, not tapered apically, whereas Parakiefferiella bathophila gradually tapered to apex; (4) the shape of inferior volsella in the new species square, without dorsal setae, whereas Parakiefferiella bathophila triangular, with dorsal setae.</p><p>Female and immature stages unknown.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5F16AD366E815CC437A120EF0767EED4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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5D01D3B17624BCB01D7B78FC1D2F3DCB.text	5D01D3B17624BCB01D7B78FC1D2F3DCB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parakiefferiella tamatriangulata Sasa 1981	<div><p>Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Chironomidae</p><p>Parakiefferiella tamatriangulata Sasa,1981</p><p>Parakiefferiella tamatriangulata Sasa, 1981: 94; Sasa and Arakawa 1994: 99.</p><p>Specimens examined.</p><p>1 ♂, Liaoning Province, Dandong City, Fengcheng County, 40°51'00"N, 124°07'00"E, 25.iv. 1992, Sweeping net, Wang JC.</p><p>Diagnostic characters.</p><p>Total length 2.06-2.29 mm. Wing length 1.02-1.37 mm. AR 0.38-0.53. Anal lobe reduced. Laterosernite IX with five setae. Phallapodeme 36-38 μm long. Transverse sternapodeme 74-81 μm long. Anal point small, triangular and with pointed apex, bare and hyaline excepting the basal portion with microtrichia. Inferior volsella semicircular, bearing dorsal setae. Gonostylus 6 μm long, narrowed apically, distinctly bent and curved inward in dorsal view. Megaseta 10 μm long. HR 2.18. HV 1.56.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>The Chinese specimens mainly agree with the original description by Sasa (1981), but they have higher AR (0.53) than the specimens from Japan (0.38-0.48).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Palaearctic China: Liaoning Province), Japan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5D01D3B17624BCB01D7B78FC1D2F3DCB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Liu, Wenbin;Sun, Bingjiao;Yan, Chuncai;Song, Chao;Wang, Xinhua	Liu, Wenbin, Sun, Bingjiao, Yan, Chuncai, Song, Chao, Wang, Xinhua (2015): Two new species and one new record of Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936 from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 545: 139-148, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6000, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6000
