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#91
Recently published / Re: New fossil taxa - all subf...
Last post by Martin Spies - April 03, 2022, 02:40:52 PM
2021

Giłka, W., Zakrzewska, M., Lukashevich, E. D., Vorontsov, D. D., Soszyńska-Maj, A., Skibińska, K., Cranston, P. S.(2021) Wanted, tracked down and identified: Mesozoic non-biting midges of the subfamily Chironominae (Chironomidae, Diptera). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 194(3): 874-892. [publd online 16.vi.2021, with issue pagin. iii.2022]

Zakrzewska, M., Jankowska, A. (2021) A new fossil Stempellinella from Eocene Baltic amber, with systematic notes and amendment of the generic diagnosis (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 4908(4): 505-514. [publd 18.i.2021]
#92
Recently published / Re: New fossil taxa - all subf...
Last post by Martin Spies - April 03, 2022, 02:40:14 PM
2020

Khramov, A. V., Bashkuev, A. S., Lukashevich, E. D. (2020) [The fossil record of long-proboscid nectarivorous insects]. Entomol. Obozr. 99(4): 737-844. [English version in Ent. Rev. 100(7): 881-968]

Lukashevich, E. D. (2020) [Rare nematoceran dipterans (Insecta: Diptera) from the Khasurty locality, Transbaikalia]. Paleontol. Zh. 2020(6): 43-54. [English version in Paleontol. J. 54(6): 600-612]

Zakrzewska, M., Singh, H., Wagner-Wysiecka, E., Giłka, W. (2020) Minute and diverse in fossil sticky stuff: Tanytarsini (Diptera: Chironomidae) from early Eocene Indian Cambay amber. Zool. J. Linnean Soc.: 28 pp. [first publd online (3.i.2020)]
#93
Molecules / Re: Recent publications on mol...
Last post by Martin Spies - April 02, 2022, 02:40:23 PM
2020

Finch, G., Nandyal, S., Perretta, C., Davies, B., Rosendale, A. J., Holmes, C. J., Gantz, J. D., Spacht, D. E., Bailey, S. T., Chen, X., Oyen, K., Didion, E. M., Chakraborty, S., Lee Jr, R. E., Denlinger, D. L., Matter, S. F., Attardo, G. M., Weirauch, M. T., Benoit, J. B. (2020) Multi-level analysis of reproduction in an Antarctic midge identifies female and male accessory gland products that are altered by larval stress and impact progeny viability. Scientific Reports 10(item 19791): 27 pp. + online suppl. material.

Kotrba, M. (2020) The DNA barcoding project on German Diptera: An appreciative and critical analysis with four suggestions for improving the development and reliability of DNA-based identification. Eur. J. Entomol. 117: 315-327. [publd online 28.vii.2020]

Zhang, L., Yang, J., Li, H., You, J., Chatterjee, N., Zhang, X. (2020) Development of the transcriptome for a sediment ecotoxicological model species, Chironomus dilutus. Chemosphere 244(paper 125541): 12 pp. + online suppl. material.
#94
Several life stages / Re: Recent publications
Last post by Martin Spies - April 02, 2022, 02:38:36 PM
2020

Finch, G., Nandyal, S., Perretta, C., Davies, B., Rosendale, A. J., Holmes, C. J., Gantz, J. D., Spacht, D. E., Bailey, S. T., Chen, X., Oyen, K., Didion, E. M., Chakraborty, S., Lee Jr, R. E., Denlinger, D. L., Matter, S. F., Attardo, G. M., Weirauch, M. T., Benoit, J. B. (2020) Multi-level analysis of reproduction in an Antarctic midge identifies female and male accessory gland products that are altered by larval stress and impact progeny viability. Scientific Reports 10(item 19791): 27 pp. + online suppl. material.

Imada, Y. (2020) A novel leaf-rolling chironomid, Eukiefferiella endobryonia sp. nov. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae), highlights the diversity of underwater chironomid tube structures. ZooKeys 906: 73-111.
#95
Various topics / Re: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN...
Last post by Martin Spies - March 31, 2022, 11:00:23 AM
Dear colleagues,

It is my pleasure to announce that the 21st International Symposium on Chironomidae will be held 4-7 July 2022.
The symposium was originally planned to be held in Tsukuba, Japan, but unfortunately the never-ending pandemic and Japan closing its borders have forced us to choose an online version of the symposium.
The scope of the symposium is focused on Chironomidae research, but including a wide array of topics, from systematics, ecology, biomonitoring to recent advances in genomics and applied science.
The homepage of the symposium in now available online and we will soon start registrations. Please visit our site at:
https://kinki-convention.jp/isc2022/

We hope that the symposium will yield fruitful scientific exchanges among the whole chironomid researcher community. We may have lost people in our list, so if you know researchers around you interested in chironomid research, please advertise the symposium.

We are looking forward to meeting all of you this summer at the 21st International Symposium on Chironomidae!


Best regards,

Richard Cornette, on behalf of the organizing committee
cornette@affrc.go.jp
#96
Biology, ecology, phenology / Re: Recent publications
Last post by Martin Spies - March 19, 2022, 05:12:16 PM
2021

Baranov, V., Jourdan, J., Hunter-Moffatt, B., Noori, S., Schölderle, S., Haug, J. T. (2021) Global size pattern in a group of important ecological indicators (Diptera, Chironomidae) is driven by latitudinal temperature gradients. Insects 13(1, item 34): 12 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd online 28.xii.2021]

Luís, A. T., Córdoba, F., Antunes, C., Loayza-Muro, R., Grande, J. A., Silva, B., Diaz-Curiel, J., Ferreira da Silva, E. (2021) Extremely acidic eukaryotic (micro) organisms: Life in acid mine drainage polluted environments—Mini-review. Int. J. envir. Res. public Health 19(item 376): 13 pp. [first publd online 30.xii.2021].

Pak, N., Wu, S., Gibson, J. F. (2021) The evolution of marine dwelling in Diptera. Ecology and Evolution 11(16): 11440-11448 + online suppl. material.
#97
Larvae / Dorsal surfaces of ORTHOCLAD h...
Last post by Martin Spies - March 13, 2022, 01:12:18 PM
The image in this post indicates that dorsal surfaces of larval head capsules merit attention not only on specimens of Chironominae.

Larval head capsule from Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia. Provisional designation: Acamptocladius sp. "Dalheim, NRW". NOTE the distinct reticular pattern on the dorsal surface (center of image). Photo author and owner: Thomas Bendt.
#98
Faunistic publications / Re: 2020
Last post by Martin Spies - February 26, 2022, 01:02:38 PM
Aydın, G. B., Samin, N. (2020) A preliminary study aimed an annotated checklist of Chironomidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha: Chironomoidea) of Iran. Acta aquatica turcica 16(1): 38-50.

Čerba, D., Koh, M., Ergović, V., Mihaljević, Z., Milošević, Dj., Hamerlík, L. (2020) Chironomidae (Diptera) of Croatia with notes on the diversity and distribution in various habitat types. Zootaxa 4780(2): 259-274 + online suppl. material. [publd 25.v.2020]

Medeiros, A. S., Miloševic, Ð., Francis, D. R., Maddison, E., Woodroffe, S., Long, A., Walker, I. A., Hamerlík, L., Quinlan, R., Langdon, P., Brodersen, K. P., Axford, Y. (2020) Arctic chironomids of the northwest North Atlantic reflect environmental and biogeographic gradients. J. Biogeogr. 48(3): 511-525 + online suppl. material. [first publd online 30.xi.2020, full issue online ii.2021]

Moubayed-Breil, J. (2020) Chironomidae de l'écosystème méditerranéen de France continentale sensu lato. Données faunistiques et biogéographiques sur les quatre dernières décennies [Diptera]. Ephemera 21(1): 31-69.

Munjiu, O., Busmachiu, G., Sulesco, T., Subernetkii, I., Toderas, I. (2020) Review of aquatic arthropods (phylum Arthropoda) in the Republic of Moldova. Acta zool. bulgar. 73(1): 31-50. [first publd online x.2020, with issue pagin. iii.2021]
#99
Medical entomology / Medical entomology
Last post by Martin Spies - February 20, 2022, 03:33:26 PM
2021 and earlier

Laviad-Shitrit, S., Sela, R., Thorat, L., Sharaby, Y., Izhaki, I., Nath, B. B., Halpern, M. (2020) Identification of chironomid species as natural reservoirs of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae strains with pandemic potential. PLoS Neglected tropical Diseases 14(12, e0008959): 16 pp. + online suppl. material.

Sathicq, M. B., Sbaffi, T., Borgomaneiro, G., Di Cesare, A., Sabatino, R. (2021) The meiofauna as neglected carriers of antibiotic resistant and pathogenic bacteria in freshwater ecosystems. J. Limnol. 80(3): 413-426. [first publd online xi.2021]
#100
Recently published / Re: Chironominae - new taxa
Last post by Martin Spies - January 16, 2022, 02:53:59 PM
2021

Chen, J., Zhang, R. (2021) Two new species of subgenus Tripodura Towns[sic!] (Diptera, Chironomidae, Polypedilum) from Oriental China. Zootaxa 5072(2): 191-199. [publd 29.xi.2021]]

Dantas, G. P. S., Hamada, N. (2021) Discovery of Kribiodorum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Neotropical region: a new species from Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Zootaxa 5052(1): 128-136. [publd 13.x.2021]

Han, W., Liu, J., Luo, Y., Tang, H. (2021) No longer endemic to Africa: Kribiodosis Kieffer, 1921 (Diptera, Chironomidae) new to Oriental China with a phylogeny and expanded adult generic diagnoses. Zootaxa 5072(6): 560-574. [publd 3.xii.2021]

Konar, S. (2021) A new member of the Stictochironomus caffrarius group from West Bengal, India, with emendation of generic diagnosis (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5072(2): 173-181. [publd 29.xi.2021]]

Li, Zh., Tang, H. (2021) Two new species of Paratanytarsus Thienemann & Bause (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Oriental China. Zootaxa 3906(3): 430-438. [publd 8.i.2021]

Lin, X., Qi, X. (2021) Dicrotendipes sinicus Lin & Qi, sp. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae). CHIRONOMUS J. Chironomidae Res. 34: 21-32. [publd 19.xii.2021]

Lin, X.-L., Yao, Y., Yan, Ch.-C., Liu, W.-B. (2021) Stenochironomus zhengi sp. nov. from Dawei Mountain National Park, Yunnan, China (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 4970(2): 385-390. [publd 14.v.2021]

Liu, W.-B., Yao, Y., Yan, Ch.-C., Wang, X.-H., Lin, X.-L. (2021) A new species of Polypedilum (Cerobregma) (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Oriental China. ZooKeys 1011: 139-148. [publd 22.i.2021]

Orel, O. V. (2021) Revision of the genus Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, Thienemann, 1941 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, with the description of new species. Zootaxa 4938(3): 251-297. [publd 1.iii.2021]

Pinho, L. C., Andersen, T. (2021) Neotropical Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921 (Diptera, Chironomidae): Key, eleven new species, re-descriptions, new combination and new records. ZooKeys 1033: 81-125. [publd 22.iv.2021]

Reis, P. do R., Gil-Azevedo, L. H., Ferreira-Keppler, R. L. (2021) Two new species of Tanytarsus van der Wulp (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Costa Rica. Zootaxa 4966(1): 84-90. [publd 30.iv.2021]

Song, Ch., Zhu, B., Liu, W., Qi, X. (2021) On the genus Polypedilum, subgenus Collartomyia, with description of P. (Col.) baishanzuensis sp. nov. from Baishanzu Nature Reserve, China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 1065: 1-12. [publd 22.x.2021]

Tang, H., Cheng, Q., Han, W., Cranston, P. S. (2021) Integrative taxonomy: molecular phylogenetics of Polypedilum (Cerobregma) and revisited morphology of Yaethauma and Collartomyia (Diptera: Chironomidae) reveals synonymy and supports new classification. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 194(1): 102–119 + online suppl. material. [first publd online 26.iii.2021, with issue pagin. i.2022]

Yamamoto, M., Yamamoto, N. (2021) A taxonomic note on 'Dicrotendipes formosanus (Kieffer, 1916)' from Japan (Diptera: Chironomidae). Jpn. J. syst. Ent. 27(1): 87-96. [publd 30.vi.2021]

Yamamoto, M., Yamamoto, N. (2021) Description of the immatures of Glyptotendipes (Caulochironomus) biwasecundus Sasa et Kawai, 1987 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae) from Japan. Jpn. J. syst. Ent. 27(1): 97-101. [publd 30.vi.2021]