Two New and Four Unrecorded Species of Chironomidae (Diptera) in Korea

Two New and Four Unrecorded Species of Chironomidae (Diptera) in Korea

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Chironomid adults attracted to the light were Ruler collected at Dangsan-ri, Muju-eup, Muju-gun, Jeollabuk-do in 2008-2009.Two new species, Lymnophyes parakitanaides sp.nov.and Parakiefferiella mujuensis sp.nov.

, and four unrecorded species, Cardiolcladius capusinus, Thienemanniella vittata, Conchapelopia pallidula, and Nilotanypus dubius were found and are described with illustrations.The genera Thienemanniella and Nilotanypus have not been previously reported in Korea.The genus Thienemanniella which belongs to Orthocladiinae is characterized by the radial sector retracted and apically fused with the costa, and the genus Nilotanypus which belongs to Tanypodinae is characterized by the absence of R2+3, pubescent eyes and lack Neff W543BX0GB Integrated Washing Machine of the gonocoxal lobes.