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#1
Established earlier / Re: Keys
Last post by Martin Spies - September 09, 2024, 12:39:32 PM
2024

Andersen, T., Sanz-laParra, A. M., Giłka, W. (2024) The identity of Psilochironomus Sublette, 1966 (Chironomidae, Chironominae, Pseudochironomini). Zootaxa 5496(1): 111-118. [publd 16.viii.2024]

Baranov, V., Lin, X., Hübner, J., Chimeno, C. (2024) Uncovering the hidden diversity of non-biting midges (Diptera, Chironomidae) from central Namibia, using morphology and DNA barcodes. African Invertebrates 65(1): 13-36 + online suppl. material. [publd 29.iv.2024]

Bendt, T., Schiffels, S. (2024) Taxonomie für die Praxis. Korrekturen und Ergänzungen zu Bestimmungshilfen – Makrozoobenthos (4). Chironomidenlarven. Band 1-3. LANUV-Arbeitsblatt 50, Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen, Recklinghausen; 53 pp. [corrections and additions to vols 1-3 (Schiffels et al. 2021; Bendt & Schiffels 2022, 2023); publd vii.2024]

Bouchard, R. W., Jr, Namayandeh, A., Hudson, P. L. (2024) Parachaetocladius lenferringtoni (Diptera: Chironomidae), a new orthoclad from North America, with keys to adult males and pupae of the Nearctic Parachaetocladius (Wülker, 1959). Zootaxa 5419(2): 245-264. [publd 6.iii.2024]

Cranston, P. S., Tang, H. (2024) An identification guide to the genera of aquatic larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of south-east Asia. Zootaxa 5497(2): 151-193. [publd 23.viii.2024]

Dantas, G. P. S., Amat, E., Hamada, N. (2024) New species and record of Diplosmittia Sæther, 1981 (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) from Brazil and Colombia. Zootaxa 5397(1): 127-134. [publd 3.i.2024]

Donato, M., Mauad, M., Siri, A. (2024) New species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Argentina. Zootaxa 5448(2): 283-291. [publd 10.v.2024]

Fang, X., Xu, Z., Yao, Y., Fu, Y. (2024) Two new species of Macropelopia (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Oriental China, delineated with morphology and COI sequences. ZooKeys 1210: 287-298. [publd 27.viii.2024]

Liu, W.-B., Wang, Ch.-Y., Tang, Y.-N., Wang, Y., Pei, W.-X., Yan, Ch.-C. (2024a) Six new species of Cryptochironomus Kieffer (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Nearctic region. ZooKeys 1200: 275-302. [publd 9.v.2024]
Liu, W.-B., Wang, Ch.-Y., Tang, Y.-N., Wang, Y., Pei, W.-X., Yan, Ch.-C. (2024b) Corrigendum: Liu W-B, Wang C-Y, Tang Y-N, Wang Y, Pei W-X, Yan C-C (2024) Six new species of Cryptochironomus Kieffer (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Nearctic region. ZooKeys 1200: 275–302. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1200.119225. ZooKeys 1207: 369-371. [publd 24.vii.2024]

Namayandeh, A., Guerra, S., Islam, N., James, T., Hudson, P. L., Ghaderi, E., Yusuf, T., Vasquez, A. A., Ram, J. L. (2024) New species and a fascinating diversity of Chironomidae (Diptera, Insecta) in and around an overlooked urban vernal pool. ZooKeys 1208: 133-163. [publd 29.vii.2024]

Song, Ch., Chen, G., Wang, L., Lei, T., Qi, X. (2024) DNA barcoding supports "color-pattern"-based species of Stictochironomus from China (Diptera: Chironomidae). Insects [Basle] 15(3, paper 179): 18 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd 6.iii.2024].
#2
Established earlier / Re: New publications on variou...
Last post by Martin Spies - September 03, 2024, 10:35:22 AM
2024

Andersen, T., Sanz-laParra, A. M., Giłka, W. (2024) The identity of Psilochironomus Sublette, 1966 (Chironomidae, Chironominae, Pseudochironomini). Zootaxa 5496(1): 111-118. [publd 16.viii.2024]

Dvorak, M., Dittmann, I. L., Pedrini-Martha, V., Hamerlík, L., Bitušík, P., Stuchlik, E., Vondrák, D., Füreder, L., Lackner, R. (2024) Molecular and morphological characterisation of larvae of the genus Diamesa Meigen, 1835 (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Alpine streams (Ötztal Alps, Austria). PLoS One 19(2, paper e0298367): 15 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd 15.ii.2024]

Ge, X., Wang, C., Pei, W., Tang, Y., Liu, W., Yan, C. (2024) New descriptions of the larval and pupal stages of Orthocladius nitidoscutellatus and Psectrocladius nevalis from Xizang, China (Diptera, Chironomidae). Biodivers. Data J. 12(paper e121952): 12 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd 4.iv.2024]

Li, Z., Tang, H. (2024) Description of immature stages of Endochironomus pekanus (Kieffer) (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5446(4): 581-587. [publd 2.v.2024]

Makarchenko, E. A., Palatov, D. M. (2024) Redescription of the Caucasian endemic Diamesa tskhomelidzei Kownacki et Kownacka (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae). Zootaxa 5419(3): 446-450. [publd 7.iii.2024]

Song, Ch., Chen, G., Wang, L., Lei, T., Qi, X. (2024) DNA barcoding supports "color-pattern"-based species of Stictochironomus from China (Diptera: Chironomidae). Insects [Basle] 15(3, paper 179): 18 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd 6.iii.2024].

Tevapawat, P., Tungpairojwong, N. (2024) Some biological aspects of bloodworm: Chironomus pallidinubeculosus Tokunaga, 1964 (Diptera: Chironomidae). Tropical Life Scis Res. 35(2): 227-247. [publd 31.vii.2024]
#3
Biomonitoring / Re: Publications
Last post by Martin Spies - September 03, 2024, 10:32:55 AM
2024

Boóz, B., Móra, A., Ficsór, M., Paril, P., Acosta, R., Bartalovics, B., Datry, T., Fernández-Calero, J. M., Forcellini, M., Miliša, M., Mykrä, H., Pernecker, B., Polášková, V., Polovic, L., Snåre, H., Csabai, Z. (2024) Neglected dipterans in stream studies. J. Limnology 83(1, paper 2191): 14 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd 2.viii.2024]

Gabrielyan, B., Asatryan, V., Kobelyan, H., Khosrovyan, A. (2024) The sediment of a river having "good ecological status" turned out to be toxic to midge Chironomus riparius larvae: Implication for environmental monitoring? Ecotoxicol. envir. Safety 283(paper 116855): 11 pp. + online suppl. material. [online version of record publd 10.viii.2024]

Kolbenschlag, S., Pietz, S., Röder, N., Schwenk, K., Bundschuh, M. (2024) Phenotypic adaptation of Chironomus riparius to chronic Bti exposure: effects on emergence time and nutrient content. Aquatic Toxicol. 273(Article 107013): 11 pp. + online suppl. material. [online version of record publd 11.vii.2024]
#4
Recently published / Re: Smaller subfamilies - new ...
Last post by Martin Spies - September 03, 2024, 09:58:57 AM
2024

Makarchenko, E. A. (2024) Pseudokiefferiella ferringtoni sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae) from North America. Zootaxa 5493(4): 446-450. [publd 13.viii.2024]

Makarchenko, E. A., Semenchenko, A. A., Palatov, D. M. (2024) Morphological description and DNA barcoding of Diamesa achipseensis sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae) from southwestern Caucasus. Zootaxa 5481(4): 477-482. [publd 18.vii.2024]

Makarchenko, E. A., Semenchenko, A. A., Palatov, D. A., Lisanovskaya, E. A. (2024) Morphological description and DNA barcoding of Thalassomya paraskevae sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae: Telmatogetoninae) from coast of the Black Sea. Zootaxa 5501(4): 524-530. [publd 3.ix.2024]

Semenchenko, A. A., Cranston, P. S., Makarchenko, E. A. (2024) A multi-locus phylogeny for the Diamesinae (Chironomidae: Diptera) provides new insights into evolution of an amphitropical clade. Zool. J. Linnean Soc. (item zlae035): 16 pp. + online suppl. material. [first publd online 8.v.2024] NOTE: Among many other results, this work proposes Protanypodinae as a new subfamily in Chironomidae.
#5
Recently published / Re: Tanypodinae - new taxa
Last post by Martin Spies - August 28, 2024, 03:22:27 PM
20243

Fang, X., Xu, Z., Yao, Y., Fu, Y. (2024) Two new species of Macropelopia (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Oriental China, delineated with morphology and COI sequences. ZooKeys 1210: 287-298. [publd 27.viii.2024]
#6
Recently published / Re: New fossil taxa - all subf...
Last post by Martin Spies - August 23, 2024, 10:26:54 AM
2024

Baranov, V. O., Haug, J. T., Kaulfuss, U. (2024) New records of immature aquatic Diptera from the Foulden Maar Fossil-Lagerstätte, New Zealand, and their biogeographic implications. PeerJ 12(paper e17014): 33 pp. [publd 26.ii.2024]

Blake, M., Peñalver, E., Stilwell, J. D., Bevitt, J. J., Bickel, D. J. (2024) First Australian amber fossil of Podonominae (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the late Middle Eocene. Alcheringa (paper 2372560): 9 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd 11.viii.2024]

Lukashevich, E. D., Ansorge, J. (2024) First Upper Triassic Diptera (Insecta) from Germany. Zootaxa 5403(1): 115-129. [publd 18.i.2024]
#7
Faunistic publications / Re: 2024
Last post by Martin Spies - August 13, 2024, 09:17:40 AM
Castro, M., Canneva, B., Martínez, M., Arocena, R. (2024) Checklist of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Uruguay. Zootaxa 5493(4): 371-391. [publd 13.viii.2024]
#8
Recently published / Re: Chironominae - new taxa
Last post by Martin Spies - August 09, 2024, 11:15:37 AM
2024

Andersen, T., Sanz-laParra, A. M., Giłka, W. (2024) Two new species of Riethia Kieffer, 1917 from Chile and Ecuador (Chironomidae: Chironominae, Pseudochironomini). Zootaxa 5448(4): 499-507. [publd 14.v.2024]

Dantas, G. P. S., Hamada, N. (2024) New findings on Nilothauma Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Brazil and Peru. Zootaxa 5410(1): 112-122. [publd 12.ii.2024]

Giłka, W., Dantas, G. P. S., Andersen, T., Armitage, B. J. (2024) Tanytarsus deimos group (Chironomidae, Diptera) for two distinctive species from the Neotropics. Zootaxa 5428(4): 589-596. [publd 25.iii.2024]

Liu, W.-B., Wang, Ch.-Y., Tang, Y.-N., Pei, W.-X., Yan, Ch.-C. (2024) DNA barcodes and morphology reveal new species within the Cryptochironomus Kieffer from Oriental China (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5493(2): 165-174. [publd 9.viii.2024]

Liu, W.-B., Wang, Ch.-Y., Tang, Y.-N., Wang, Y., Pei, W.-X., Yan, Ch.-C. (2024a) Six new species of Cryptochironomus Kieffer (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Nearctic region. ZooKeys 1200: 275-302. [publd 9.v.2024]
Liu, W.-B., Wang, Ch.-Y., Tang, Y.-N., Wang, Y., Pei, W.-X., Yan, Ch.-C. (2024b) Corrigendum: Liu W-B, Wang C-Y, Tang Y-N, Wang Y, Pei W-X, Yan C-C (2024) Six new species of Cryptochironomus Kieffer (Diptera, Chironomidae) from the Nearctic region. ZooKeys 1200: 275–302. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1200.119225. ZooKeys 1207: 369-371. [publd 24.vii.2024]

Song, Ch., Chen, G., Wang, L., Lei, T., Qi, X. (2024) DNA barcoding supports "color-pattern"-based species of Stictochironomus from China (Diptera: Chironomidae). Insects [Basle] 15(3, paper 179): 18 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd 6.iii.2024].
#9
Various topics / Re: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN...
Last post by Martin Spies - July 31, 2024, 01:53:02 PM
Thanks to Richard Cornette I have recently received a copy of the program and abstracts volume of the 21st International Symposium on Chironomidae, which was organized out of Tsukuba, Japan, and  held online in 2022.

Please note that the abstracts volume is NOT a formal publication, e.g. in the sense of the nomenclature Code; thus, none of the taxon names, nomenclatural acts, etc., proposed in it are available or valid from the respective abstract.

However, the volume refers to MANY more chironomid studies than the mere handful of papers actually published in the proceedings from the same symposium (please see the CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research No. 37 - Special Issue, published in 2023).

Consequently, in order to disseminate the information, I have added the citations of all 47 abstracts to the Bibliography of the Chironomidae. One way to find those references is to use the following search string in the search screen's "Journal/Book/Publisher" field:  Cornette Shimura eds

Regards,

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Martin Spies
#10
Recently published / Re: Orthocladiinae - new taxa
Last post by Martin Spies - July 29, 2024, 02:36:22 PM
2024

Andersen, T., Dantas, G. P. S., Baranov, V., Sanz-laParra, A. M., Mendes, H. F., Hamada, N. (2024) Poxyaibamberus Andersen & Dantas, gen. nov. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) from Brazil. ZooKeys 1205: 1--15. [publd 14.vi.2024]

Andersen, T., Höcherl, A., Sanz-laParra, A. M., Bastardo, R. H., Baranov, V. (2024) A new species of Petalocladius Sublette & Wirth, 1972 (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) from the Dominican Republic, with an emended generic diagnosis. CHIRONOMUS J. Chironomidae Res. 38: 4-13. [publd online 20.iii.2024]

Baranov, V., Lin, X., Hübner, J., Chimeno, C. (2024) Uncovering the hidden diversity of non-biting midges (Diptera, Chironomidae) from central Namibia, using morphology and DNA barcodes. African Invertebrates 65(1): 13-36 + online suppl. material. [publd 29.iv.2024]

Bouchard, R. W., Jr, Namayandeh, A., Hudson, P. L. (2024) Parachaetocladius lenferringtoni (Diptera: Chironomidae), a new orthoclad from North America, with keys to adult males and pupae of the Nearctic Parachaetocladius (Wülker, 1959). Zootaxa 5419(2): 245-264. [publd 6.iii.2024]

Dantas, G. P. S., Amat, E., Hamada, N. (2024) New species and record of Diplosmittia Sæther, 1981 (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) from Brazil and Colombia. Zootaxa 5397(1): 127-134. [publd 3.i.2024]

Donato, M., Mauad, M., Siri, A. (2024) New species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Argentina. Zootaxa 5448(2): 283-291. [publd 10.v.2024]

Makarchenko, E. A., Semenchenko, A. A., Palatov, D. M. (2024) Smittia solominae sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae), living on ice of high mountain glaciers of the Elbrus region (North Caucasus). Zootaxa 5415(4): 561-569. [publd 23.ii.2024]

Namayandeh, A., Guerra, S., Islam, N., James, T., Hudson, P. L., Ghaderi, E., Yusuf, T., Vasquez, A. A., Ram, J. L. (2024) New species and a fascinating diversity of Chironomidae (Diptera, Insecta) in and around an overlooked urban vernal pool. ZooKeys 1208: 133-163. [publd 29.vii.2024]

Saigusa, T. (2024) Discovery of the Japan-Nearctic genus Chasmatonotus from the Korean Peninsula, with description of a new species (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5424(5): 581-588. [publd 18.iii.2024]