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#11
Recently published / Re: Orthocladiinae - new taxa
Last post by Martin Spies - February 04, 2024, 04:35:07 PM
2022

Dantas, G. P. S., Ramos-Pastrana, Y., Hamada, N. (2022) A new species of Limnophyes Eaton, 1875 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Llanos Orientales, Colombia. Zootaxa 5141(3): 295-300. [publd 26.v.2022]

Fu, Y., Fang, X.-L., Wang, X.-H., Shen, M., Xiao, Y.-L. (2022) Corynoneura Winnertz species from Hunan Province, Oriental China, delineated with morphological and 16S rDNA data (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 1082: 87-102. [publd 19.i.2022]

Krasheninnikov, A. B., Tanadbaeva, D. A., Vshivkova, V. A. (2022) Description of Chaetocladius (Chaetocladius) spiridonovi sp. nov. from the Russian Arctic Region (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5116(2): 292-298. [publd 18.iii.2022]

Krasheninnikov, A. B., Vshivkova, K. A. (2022) A new species of the genus Hydrobaenus Fries, 1830 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Arctic Russia. Far eastern Ent. 454: 1-6. [publd 3.v.2022; in English, with Russian abstract]

Krasheninnikov, A. B., Vshivkova, K. A. (2022) Bryophaenocladius evanmaki sp.n. — novyi vid khironomid Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) s Urala. (Bryophaenocladius evanmaki sp.n. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) from Ural). Evraz. Entomol. Zh. (= Euroas. Entomol. J.) 21(1): 16-18. [in Russian; with English abstract, etc.]

Moubayed, J., Acosta, R., Prat, N. (2022) Smittia pratti sp. n., a new riparian species from the upper basin of the Cinqueta River, Spanish Pyrenees [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. Ephemera 23(2): 87-94.

Moubayed, J., Clévenot, P. (2022) Smittia balmea, S. corsicana and S. tyrrhena, spp. n. three new semiterrestrial species from continental France and Corsica [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. Ephemera 23(1): 29-42.

Moubayed, J., Guisset, P. (2022) Pseudorthocladius queretanus sp. n., a crenophilous species inhabiting a cold stream in Eastern Pyrenees, France [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. Ephemera 23(1): 7-16.

Moubayed, J., Langton, P. H., Coppa, G., Clévenot, P. (2022) Orthocladius (Orthocladius) montisdei sp. n. and O. (O.) queyrassianus sp. n., two new species with reduced antennae from continental France [Diptera, Chironomidae]. Ephemera 23(2): 73-86.

Moubayed, J., Lods-Crozet, B. (2022) On the genus Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934. I. Taxonomic notes with description of new species (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). Evraziat. Entomol. Zh. (= Euroas. Entomol. J.) 21(4): 212-224. [in English; with Russian abstract, etc.]

Mukherjee, T., Som, D. K., Hazra, N. (2022) Two new species of Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932 from India with a key to Oriental species adult males (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae). Zootaxa 5200(1): 51-62. [publd 26.x.2022]

Namayandeh, A., Beresford, D. V. (2022) New knowledge on the family Chironomidae (Diptera) from Far Northern Ontario, Canada, with a description of new species and new faunistic records. Aquatic Insects: 23 pp. [publd online 25.iv.2022]

Namayandeh, A., Hudson, P. L. (2022) Two new Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) collected in overlooked places of Midwest USA. Zootaxa 5099(1): 120-128. [publd 10.ii.2022]

Spies, M., Borkent, A., Cranston, P. S., Lin, X.-L., Tang, H.-Q. (2022) A home at last! Changania choui Tseng, 1965 belongs to Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae). CHIRONOMUS J. Chironomidae Res. 35: 4-11. [publd 7.iii.2022]

Tachibana, S. (2022) A new species, Cricotopus cataractaenostocicola, living in a cyanobacterial colony on vertical rocky substrates with trickling water film in Japan (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5178(3): 241-255. [publd 26.viii.2022]

Zhou, X.-sh., Fang, D.-zh., Gao, R., Wang, Y., Yan, Ch.-c., Liu, W.-b. (2022) Compterosmittia wangi sp. nov. from Oriental China (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5209(3): 332-338. [publd 17.xi.2022]
#12
Medical entomology / Re: Medical entomology
Last post by Martin Spies - February 02, 2024, 12:04:46 PM
2023

Christopher, S., Michels, U., Gunkel, G. (2023) Paratanytarsus grimmii (Chironomidae) larvae in drinking water distribution systems: impairment or disaster? Water [Basle] 15(paper 377): 12 pp. [publd 17.i.2023]

Jang, G., Yeo, W., Park, M., Park, Y.-G. (2023) RT-CLAD: Artificial Intelligence-based real-time chironomid larva detection in drinking water treatment plants. Sensors [Basle] 24(1, paper 177): 13 pp. [publd 28.xii.2023]
#13
Various topics / Re: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN...
Last post by Martin Spies - February 01, 2024, 12:30:24 PM
Dear colleagues,

As the Chair of the Organizational Board of the International Symposium on Chironomidae 2024 (ISC22), I am writing to share an important update regarding the registration deadlines for the upcoming event.

Over the past few weeks, we have received many inquiries about ISC22 deadlines from young researchers, and we are thrilled to see such enthusiasm, especially from our student participants. In light of the current economic landscape marked by inflation and increased logistical demands, we have made the decision to extend the registration deadlines to accommodate the growing interest in our congress.

To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to take advantage of the early bird registration rates, we have extended the early bird registration deadline until February 29, 2024. This extension is aimed at providing more flexibility for potential attendees, including students.

Here are the revised registration deadlines:

    Early Bird Registration Deadline: February 29, 2024
    Early Bird Registration Abstract Deadline: February 29, 2024
    Late Registration Period: March 1, 2024, to April 1, 2024
    Late Registration Abstract Deadline: April 1, 2024

We understand that these changes may impact your planning, and we sincerely appreciate your understanding and flexibility in this matter.

For your convenience, the registration details can be found on our official  website.

Thank you for your continued support! We look forward to welcoming you to the beautiful city of Niš, Serbia.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Organizational Board at [isc22@pmf.ni.ac.rs].

Best regards,

Djuradj Milosevic, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of biology and ecology
Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš
Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš
Mob:+381641117412
#14
Recently published / Re: Chironominae - new taxa
Last post by Martin Spies - January 30, 2024, 01:12:35 PM
2023

Andersen, T. (2023) A new, darkwinged species of Pseudochironomus Malloch, 1915 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Mexico and Costa Rica. Aquatic Insects: 10 pp. [publd online 24.viii.2023]

Andersen, T., Höcherl, A., Hübner, J., Chimeno, C., Lin, X., Baranov, V. (2023) New species and records of Pseudochironomini Sæther, 1977 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Dominican Republic. Biodiv. Data J. 11(e111925): 10 pp. [publd 24.x.2023]

Andersen, T., Sanz-laParra, A. M. (2023) A new species of Riethia Kieffer, 1917 from Zurqui, Costa Rica (Chironomidae, Chironominae, Pseudochironomini). Norw. J. Ent. 70(1): 29-33. [publd 22.vi.2023]

Dantas, G. P. S., Hamada, N., Giłka, W. (2023) Tanytarsus van der Wulp (Chironomidae, Diptera): new species from the western Amazon region in Peru and Brazil, new records from the Neotropics, and remarks on the taxonomy of the genus. Zootaxa 5271(1): 115-139. [publd 24.iv.2023]

Guo, B.-X., Chen, M.-H., Zhang, R.-L., Lin, X.-L. (2023) Tanytarsus xinglongensis (Diptera, Chironomidae, Tanytarsini), a new species from Oriental China. Annls zool. fenn. 60(1): 53-56. [publd 23.ii.2023]

Liu, W.-B., Wang, Y., Zhao, K.-Zh., Wang, Ch.-Y., Zhang, J.-Y., Yan, Ch.-C, Lin, X.-L. (2023) New species, a new combination, and DNA barcodes of Parachironomus Lenz, 1921 (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5256(2): 121-140. [publd 16.iii.2023]

Moubayed, J., Mary, N. (2023f) On the genus Polypedilum, subgenus Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1912 from New Caledonia. I. Description of three new species occurring in the littoral ecosystem [Diptera, Chironomidae, Chironomini]. Ephemera 24(2): 121-136.

Mukherjee, B., Hazra, N. (2023) Taxonomic studies on Harnischia complex from India (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5278(2): 239-263. [publd 5.v.2023]

Mukherjee, B., Hui, P., Hazra, N. (2023) Two new species of the genus Paracladopelma Harnisch of Harnischia complex from India (Diptera: Chironomidae). Oriental Insects: 13 pp. [publd online 5.ii.2023]

Namayandeh, A., Hudson, P. L., Ghaderi, E., Stott, W. (2023) Zavrelia parapentatoma (Chironomidae: Diptera), a curious new species from North America, revealed by molecular methods. Zootaxa 5249(1): 111-124. [publd 28.ii.2023]

Orel, O. V. (2023) Stempellinella Brundin, 1947 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, with the description of new species. Zootaxa 5380(4): 341-360. [publd 1.xii.2023]

Pinho, L. C., Fusari, L. M. (2023) New species of Claudiotendipes Andersen, Mendes & Pinho and Tapajos Trivinho-Strixino, Silva & Oliveira from Brazil (Diptera, Chironomidae, Chironominae). Revta bras. Ent. 67(núm. espec., paper e20230067): 5 pp. [publd online 27.xi.2023]

Song, Ch., Wang, L., Lei, T., Qi, X. (2023) New color-patterned species of Microtendipes Kieffer, 1913 (Diptera: Chironomidae) and a deep intraspecific divergence of species by DNA barcodes. Insects [Basle] 14(3, paper 227): 27 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd online 24.ii.2023]
#15
Established earlier / Re: Keys
Last post by Martin Spies - January 30, 2024, 01:09:05 PM
2023

Bendt, T., Schiffels, S. (2023) Taxonomie für die Praxis. Bestimmungshilfen – Makrozoobenthos (4). Chironomidenlarven. Band 3 – Orthocladiinae. LANUV-Arbeitsblatt 50, Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen, Recklinghausen; 436 pp. [may be ordered via: https://www.lanuv.nrw.de/landesamt/veroeffentlichungen/publikationen/arbeitsblaetter; see also vol. 1 (Schiffels et al. 2021) and vol. 2 (Bendt & Schiffels 2022)]

Dantas, G. P. S., Siri, A., Hamada, N. (2023) A new species of Macropelopia Thienemann, 1916 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from southern Brazil. Zootaxa 5306(5): 551-562. [publd 23 June 2023]

Donato, M., Arpellino, J. P. Z., Siri, A. (2023) Revision of the species described in Metriocnemus van der Wulp (Diptera: Chironomidae) by Edwards (1931), with the description of two new species. J. nat. Hist. 57(13-16): 904-923. [publd online 21.vi.2023]

Ghaderi, E., Ibrahimi, H., Mohammadi, H., Namayandeh, A. (2023) Chironomidae (Diptera) of Shalmash Falls, West Azerbaijan, Iran, with the description of Paracricotopus davoodi sp. nov., a new Orthocladiinae. Zootaxa 5285(2): 381-388. [publd 16.v.2023]

Langton, P. H. (2023) A key to pupal exuviae of Nearctic Chironomidae based on the collections of William P. Coffman. Published by the author. Coleraine, Northern Ireland; [4] + 9 + 478 pp. [publd 20.ii.2023. ISBN 978-1-3999-4749-7]

Lencioni, V., Adler, P. H., Courtney, G. W. (2023) Order Diptera. Pp. 503-535 in: Maasri, A., Thorp, J. H. (eds), Identification and ecology of freshwater arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin. Elsevier, Amsterdam etc. [publd 27.x.2023. NOTE: subchapters 15.1 to 15.3 have different respective authorship]

Lencioni, V., Moubayed, J., Langton, P. H. (2023) [Chapter 15.2] Family Chironomidae. Pp. 553-602 in: Maasri, A., Thorp, J. H. (eds), Identification and ecology of freshwater arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin. Elsevier, Amsterdam etc. [publd 27.x.2023]

Liu, W.-B., Wang, Y., Zhao, K.-Zh., Wang, Ch.-Y., Zhang, J.-Y., Yan, Ch.-C, Lin, X.-L. (2023) New species, a new combination, and DNA barcodes of Parachironomus Lenz, 1921 (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5256(2): 121-140. [publd 16.iii.2023]

Makarchenko, E. A., Yavorskaya, N. M. (2023) Correction of mistakes. II. New taxonomic position of Chaetocladius (Amblycladius) amurensis Makarchenko et Makarchenko (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) from the Russian Far East, with redescription of species. Zootaxa 5361(3): 444-448. [publd 2.xi.2023]

Moubayed, J. (2023) Georthocladius chastreixens and G. digitiformis spp. n., from springs and peat bogs in continental France [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. Ephemera 24(2): 73-86.

Moubayed, J., Mary, N. (2023a) On the genus Smittia Holmgren, 1869 from New Caledonia. I. Description of S. maryae sp. n. from riparian habitats located in the down basin of the River Coulée [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. (Sur le genre Smittia Holmgren, 1869 de Nouvelle-Calédonie. I. Description de S. maryae sp. n. d'habitats ripicoles du cours inférieur de la rivière Coulée [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]). Ephemera 24(1): 23-30. [in English, with French abstract]

Moubayed, J., Mary, N. (2023c) On the genus Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911 from New Caledonia. I. Description of T. neocaledonica, T. noumeana and T. sarrameana spp. n. [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. (Sur le genre Thienemanniella Kieffer, 1911 de Nouvelle-Calédonie. I. Description de T. neocaledonica, T. noumeana et T. sarrameana spp. n. [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. Ephemera 24(1): 39-53. [in English, with French abstract]

Moubayed, J., Mary, N. (2023d) On the genus Allocladius Kieffer, 1913 from New Caldonia. I. Description of A. barendeunus, A. dumbeanus and A. panienus spp. n. [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. Ephemera 24(2): 87-104.

Moubayed, J., Mary, N. (2023e) On the genus Pseudosmittia Edwards, 1932 from New Caledonia. I. Description of P. noumeana, P. paniena and P. pouemboutana spp. n. [Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae]. Ephemera 24(2): 105-120.

Moubayed, J., Mary, N. (2023f) On the genus Polypedilum, subgenus Pentapedilum Kieffer, 1912 from New Caledonia. I. Description of three new species occurring in the littoral ecosystem [Diptera, Chironomidae, Chironomini]. Ephemera 24(2): 121-136.

Mukherjee, B., Hazra, N. (2023) Taxonomic studies on Harnischia complex from India (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5278(2): 239-263. [publd 5.v.2023]

Mukherjee, B., Hui, P., Hazra, N. (2023) Two new species of the genus Paracladopelma Harnisch of Harnischia complex from India (Diptera: Chironomidae). Oriental Insects: 13 pp. [publd online 5.ii.2023]

Orel, O. V. (2023) Stempellinella Brundin, 1947 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, with the description of new species. Zootaxa 5380(4): 341-360. [publd 1.xii.2023]

Pinho, L. C., Andersen, T. (2023) The immature stages and female imago of Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) sirventorum Andersen & Mendes, 2012, a Neotropical member of the chalybeatus species group (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). Zootaxa 5375(4): 595-600. [publd 24.xi.2023]

Song, Ch., Wang, L., Lei, T., Qi, X. (2023) New color-patterned species of Microtendipes Kieffer, 1913 (Diptera: Chironomidae) and a deep intraspecific divergence of species by DNA barcodes. Insects [Basle] 14(3, paper 227): 27 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd online 24.ii.2023]

Zakrzewska, M., Andersen, T., Giłka, W. (2023) Mimes of the past: Eocene midges of the tribe Pseudochironomini (Chironomidae, Diptera) reveal their peculiarities. PLoS ONE 18(12, paper e0295841): 22 pp. [publd 27.xii.2023]
#16
Larvae / Re: larval photos
Last post by Martin Spies - January 05, 2024, 04:17:15 PM
Dear Bruno, dear all,

When I click on the "...jpg" link in your message (while being logged in as a site moderator), all I get is a "File not found" message. Has the link worked for anyone else?

Martin Spies
#17
Larvae / larval photos
Last post by bruno.rossaro@unimi.it - January 05, 2024, 03:15:39 PM
Is it possible from these photos identify these larvae Chironomidae or Ceratopogonidae ?
#18
Various topics / Re: CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chir...
Last post by Martin Spies - January 05, 2024, 12:30:45 PM
Volumes 36 (2023-2024) and 37 (2023) of the CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research have been completed and published in final form.

Volume 37 is a special issue on the 21st International Symposium on Chironomidae (ISC) organized by colleagues in Japan, then held online due to adverse international circumstances.

Please see, e.g.,
https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/issue/view/451
and
https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/issue/view/509
#19
Faunistic publications / Re: 2023
Last post by Martin Spies - January 04, 2024, 01:14:04 PM
2023

Edegbene, A. O., Elakhame, L. A., Arimoro, F. O., Osimen, E. C., Akamagwuna, F. C., Edegbene Ovie, T. T., Akumabor, E. C., Njuguna, C. W. (2023) Preliminary studies on macroinvertebrate biomonitoring of freshwater systems in the Afrotropics: a case study of the Chanchaga River in the Lower Niger-Benue Ecoregion of Nigeria. Biologia: 17 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd online 30.v.2023]

Ghaderi, E., Ibrahimi, H., Mohammadi, H., Namayandeh, A. (2023) Chironomidae (Diptera) of Shalmash Falls, West Azerbaijan, Iran, with the description of Paracricotopus davoodi sp. nov., a new Orthocladiinae. Zootaxa 5285(2): 381-388. [publd 16.v.2023]

Lencioni, V., Moubayed, J., Langton, P. H. (2023) [Chapter 15.2] Family Chironomidae. Pp. 553-602 in: Maasri, A., Thorp, J. H. (eds), Identification and ecology of freshwater arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin. Elsevier, Amsterdam etc. [publd 27.x.2023]

Silva, F. L. da, Pinho, L. C., Stur, E., Nihei, S. S., Ekrem, T. (2023) DNA barcodes provide insights into the diversity and biogeography of the non-biting midge Polypedilum (Diptera, Chironomidae) in South America. Ecol. Evol. 13(10, paper e10602): 18 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd online 11.x.2023]

Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa 5283(1): 102 pp. [publd 9.v.2023]

Taşdemir, A., Akyildiz, G. K. (2023) Checklist of the Family Chironomidae (Order: Diptera) from Turkey. Zootaxa 5318(3): 301-338. [publd 20-vii.2023]

Tatole, V. (2023) An updated checklist of chironomid species (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Romania. Trav. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. «Grigore Antipa» 66(1): 17-105. [publd 30.vi.2023]

Vráblová,Z., Kokavec, I., Navara, T., Mláka, M., Hamerlík, L. (2023) First record of the genus Anatopynia Johannsen, 1905 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Slovakia, in a semi-permanent oxbow lake. Check List 19(2): 177-181. [publd 16.iii.2023]
#20
Recently published / Re: New fossil taxa - all subf...
Last post by Martin Spies - December 28, 2023, 03:38:56 PM
2023

Zakrzewska, M., Andersen, T., Giłka, W. (2023) Mimes of the past: Eocene midges of the tribe Pseudochironomini (Chironomidae, Diptera) reveal their peculiarities. PLoS ONE 18(12, paper e0295841): 22 pp. [publd 27.xii.2023]