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One New Species and Three New Korean Records of the Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Author(s) -
Kang Hyo Jeong,
Bae Yeon Jae
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
entomological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1748-5967
pISSN - 1738-2297
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2011.00381.x
Subject(s) - chironomidae , biology , subfamily , ecology , sasa , midge , zoology , larva , botany , biochemistry , gene
The non‐biting midge subfamily Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) are a common and abundant insect group inhabiting diverse freshwater habitats. The subfamily contains approximately 1,500 species worldwide including 606 Japanese, 118 Chinese, and 166 Far East Russian species. Since the 1980s, 25 Orthocladiinae species have been recorded in Korea by several Korean chironomid taxonomists. In this study, one new species and three new Korean records of the subfamily are presented: Smittia n. sp., Corynoneura longipennis Tokunaga, Smittia akanduodecima Sasa and Kamimura, and Smittia pratora (Goetghebuer). Descriptions of male adults, line drawings, and diagnoses are provided.