Open AccessPropsilocerus Kieffer, 1923 shares morphological synapomorphies with Prodiamesinae
Author(s) -
Viktor Baranov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chironomus newsletter on chironomidae research/chironomus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1891-5426
pISSN - 0172-1941
DOI - 10.5324/cjcr.v0i34.4100
Subject(s) - synapomorphy , biology , monophyly , anatomy , zoology , pupa , phylogenetic tree , botany , larva , genetics , clade , gene
In their comprehensive analysis Cranston et al. (2012) quite unexpectedly recovered a monophyletic Orthocladiinae, except that Propsilocerus Kieffer, 1923, was recovered as a representative of Prodiamesinae. In this short communication I show that Propsilocerus shares morphological synapomorphies with other Prodiamesinae – namely (i) an indirect tracheal connection of the pupal thoracic horn to the adult spiracle and (ii) a parallel-sided rami of female gonapophysis IX.