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#71
Established earlier / Re: Keys
Last post by Martin Spies - October 26, 2022, 01:47:20 PM
2022

Bendt, T., Schiffels, S. (2022) Taxonomie für die Praxis. Bestimmungshilfen – Makrozoobenthos (4). Chironomidenlarven. Band 2 – Tanypodinae, Diamesinae, Prodiamesinae, Podonominae, Telmatogetoninae, Buchonomyiinae und Tanytarsini. LANUV-Arbeitsblatt 50, Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen, Recklinghausen; 330 pp. [NOTE: not a key in a classical sense, but an 'identification aid' offering genus and species profiles with many high-quality photographs; may be ordered via: https://www.lanuv.nrw.de/landesamt/veroeffentlichungen/publikationen/arbeitsblaetter]

Cuppen, H., Tempelman, D. (2022) Identification keys for the 4th stage larvae and pupal exuviae of north west European species of Orthocladius Van der Wulp, 1874 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae). Lauterbornia 88: 83-124. [publd 26.iv.2022]

Krasheninnikov, A. B., Przhiboro, A. A. (2022) On taxonomy of the subgenus Amblycladius of the genus Chaetocladius (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5168(4): 494-500.  [publd 25.vii.2022]

Liu, W.-B., Yao, Y., Chang, T., Yan, Ch.-C., Lin, X.-L. (2022) Contribution to the knowledge of Rheotanytarsus pellucidus species group from China (Diptera, Chironomidae): three new and one newly recorded species. Zootaxa 5188(2): 145-156. [publd 16.ix.2022]

Mondal, D., Mukherjee, T., Hazra, N. (2022) On a new species of the genus Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from India with cladistic relationship and a world key to the known males. Zootaxa 5154(3): 365-379. [publd 15.vi.2022]

Mondal, D., Mukherjee, T., Hazra, N. (2022) Two new species of Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962 from forests in India along with a key to adult males of Oriental and Palearctic species (Diptera: Chironomidae). CHIRONOMUS J. Chironomidae Res. 35: 32-42. [publd 17.viii.2022]

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. (2022) Redescription of the type specimens of Georthocladius (Georthocladius) collarti (Goet., 1941) and Parachaetocladius scaturiginis (Goet., 1940) n. comb. with keys to the European species [Diptera, Chironomidae]. Ephemera 23(1): 17-28.

Mukherjee, B., Hazra, N. (2022) First records of three genera, Cyphomella Sæther, 1977, Olecryptotendipes Zorina, 2007 and Robackia Sæther, 1977 of the Harnischia complex from India with description of O. extentus sp. n., O. obtunsus sp. n. and R. aequilongia sp. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5091(2): 330-340. [publd 13.i.2022]

Mukherjee, B., Hazra, N. (2022) Two new species of Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 1941 from India with tentative phylogenetic relationship and a revised world key to known males (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5175(1): 88-100. [publd 15.viii.2022]

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]

Orel, O. V. (2022) Additional data on Olecryptotendipes secundus (Zorina, 2003) from Russian Far East, with a description of preimaginal stages (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5205(1): 87-96. [publd 4.xi.2022]

Qi, X., Yao, Y., Liu, W.-B., Yan, Ch.-C., Wang, X.-H., Lin, X.-L. (2022) Review of the Rheotanytarsus muscicola species group from China (Diptera: Chironomidae). Diversity [Basle] 14(5, paper 383): 16 pp. [publd online 12.v.2022]

Rossaro, B. (2022) Description of some West-Palearctic species of Eukiefferiella Thienemann, Tvetenia Kieffer and Tokunagaia Sæther (Diptera, Chironomidae). Evraziat. Entomol. Zh. (= Euroas. Entomol. J.) 21(1): 48-67. [in English, with Russian abstract]

Rossaro, B., Marziali, L., Magoga, G., Montagna, M., Boggero, A. (2022) Corrections and additions to descriptions of some species of the subgenus Orthocladius s. str. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). Insects 13(1, item 51): 1-24 + online suppl. material. [publd 2.i.2022]

Zanotto Arpellino, J. P., Montalto, L., Donato, M. (2022) Clave para la identificación de Chironomidae (Diptera) de la ecorregión Tributarios del río Paraná y Río de la Plata mediante la utilización de exuvias pupales. (Key for identification of pupal Chironomidae (Diptera) from the ecoregion Tributaries of Paraná and Río de la Plata rivers through the use of pupal exuviae). Biologia acuática 39(paper e029): 30 pp. [publd +31.xii.2022; in Spanish, with English abstract]
#72
Recently published / Re: New fossil taxa - all subf...
Last post by Martin Spies - October 01, 2022, 10:46:32 AM
2022

Maksoud, S., Granier, B. R. C., Azar, D. (2022) Palaeoentomological (fossil insects) outcrops in Lebanon. Carnets Geol. 22(16): 699-746.
#73
Faunistic publications / Re: 2022
Last post by Martin Spies - October 01, 2022, 10:42:56 AM
Tang, H., Cheng, Q., Krosch, M. N., Cranston, P. S. (2022) Maritime midge radiations in the Pacific Ocean Diptera: Chironomidae). Syst Ent. 48(1): 111-126 + online suppl. material. [first publd online 17.viii.2022]

Webb, J. M., Cole, M. B., Simmons, T. (2022) DNA barcoding takes bioassessment further: New distribution records for aquatic macroinvertebrates from Alaskan national parks. Proc. ent. Soc. Washington 124(1): 131-149. [first publd online 13.ix.2022]
#74
Established earlier / Re: New publications on variou...
Last post by Martin Spies - September 29, 2022, 10:32:16 AM
2022

Hamerlík, L., Silva, F. L., Massaferro, J. (2022) An illustrated guide of subfossil Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from waterbodies of Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula. J. Paleolimnol. 67(3): 201-258. [first publd online 29.i.2022]

Kodama, A., Maruta, R., Saito, H., Kawai, K. (2022) Molecular phylogeny of Japanese marine Tanytarsini chironomids (Chironomidae: Chironominae). Genetica: 10 pp. [publd online 13.viii.2022]

Konar, S. (2022) Correction of the generic status in Polypedilum (Polypedilum) aduncum Konar et Hazra (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5087(2): 400. [publd 6.i.2022]

Krasheninnikov, A. B., Przhiboro, A. A. (2022) On taxonomy of the subgenus Amblycladius of the genus Chaetocladius (Diptera, Chironomidae). Zootaxa 5168(4): 494-500.  [publd 25.vii.2022]

Lin, X.-L., Liu, Zh., Yan, L.-P., Duan, X., Bu, W.-J., Wang, X.-H., Zheng, Ch.-G. (2022) Mitogenomes provide new insights of evolutionary history of Boreheptagyiini and Diamesini (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae). Ecol. Evol. 12(5, item e8957): 13 pp. + online suppl. material. [publd 24.v.2022]

Makarchenko, E. A. (2022) Redescription of two little-known Palaearctic species of Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae). Zootaxa 5092(5): 596-600. [publd 24.i.2022]

Makarchenko, E. A., Hansen, D. C. (2022) On the taxonomy and distribution of Diamesa insignipes Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae). Zootaxa 5138(2): 191-195. [publd 17.v.2022]

Makarchenko, E. A., Semenchenko, A. A., Palatov, D. M. (2022) Redescription of the Caucasian endemic Diamesa caucasica Kownacki et Kownacka (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae). Zootaxa 5159(3): 445-450. [publd 30.vi.2022]

Makarchenko, E. A., Semenchenko, A. A., Palatov, D. M. (2022) Taxonomy of Diamesa steinboecki group (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae), with description and DNA barcoding of known species. II. Subgroups davisi, leona and loeffleri. Zootaxa 5190(3): 361-392. [publd 29.ix.2022]

Martin, J. (2022) The Chironomus species studied by Letha Karunakaran in Singapore, with a review of the status of selected South-East Asian Chironomus. CHIRONOMUS J. Chironomidae Res. 35: 6 p. [publd 15.ix.2022]

Michailova, P. (2022) External morphology of larva and polytene chromosomes of Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855 (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) from two localities of the Atlantic coast. Zootaxa 5141(2): 163-173. [publd 25.v.2022]

Moubayed, J., Langton, P. (2022) Redescription of the type specimens of Georthocladius (Georthocladius) collarti (Goet., 1941) and Parachaetocladius scaturiginis (Goet., 1940) n. comb. with keys to the European species [Diptera, Chironomidae]. Ephemera 23(1): 17-28.

Rossaro, B., Marziali, L., Magoga, G., Montagna, M., Boggero, A. (2022) Corrections and additions to descriptions of some species of the subgenus Orthocladius s. str. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). Insects 13(1, item 51): 1-24 + online suppl. material. [publd 2.i.2022]

Sari, A. (2022) Evolutionary relationships among several species from the genus Cricotopus (Diptera: Chironomidae): What about Turkish representatives of this genus? Turkish J. Zool. 46(1): 129-143.

Song, C., Martin, J., Wang, S., Qi, X. (2022) Redescription and new record of Chironomus novosibiricus (Diptera, Chironomidae) from northern China. Annls zool. fenn. 59: 111-115. [publd online 9.ii.2022]

Tang, H., Cheng, Q., Krosch, M. N., Cranston, P. S. (2022) Maritime midge radiations in the Pacific Ocean Diptera: Chironomidae). Syst Ent. 48(1): 111-126 + online suppl. material. [first publd online 17.viii.2022]
#75
Various topics / Re: Looking for Chironomid spe...
Last post by Ethan Bright - September 05, 2022, 05:24:19 PM
Hi Lionel,
There were a number of labs that reared species of Chironomus in large numbers. You may wish to contact them. I kept a listing in the Chironomid Home Page (http://www.chironomidae.net/livecultures.html), but since I've not heard from some of these colleagues in a long time, I do not know if it's still current.
Cheers, Ethan
#76
Various topics / Re: Forum News
Last post by Ethan Bright - September 04, 2022, 07:21:24 PM
Dear Colleagues,
You will now notice the forum's appearance and function has changed. Previously operating under version 2.0.x, which is no longer supported by SMF programmers, it is running under the new version 2.1.x. There are a number of changes, particularly under the hood, which you can read about in this link: https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=580585.0.
You may have to re-log into the forum with your passwords, but because I was able to do this without any problems, you shouldn't either. But please let me know if you have problems, and I (theoretically) should be able to send you a password reset email.

[Admin edit]
I've been notified of "attachment errors" during running the error log due to forum not locating the perquisite directory, however, that directory exists. If you notice any errors with finding attachments to messages, please let me know.
Cheers, Ethan
#77
Established earlier / Re: Keys
Last post by Martin Spies - September 02, 2022, 08:40:41 AM
2021

Duan, X., Chang, T., Jiao, K.-L., Wang, X.-H., Lin, X.-L. (2021) Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962, a newly recorded genus from Oriental China (Diptera, Chironomidae) with a description of Monopelopia zhengi Lin sp. n. Zootaxa 4980(2): 383-388. [publd 1.vi.2021]

Fang, X.-L., Wang, X.-H., Xiao, Y.-L., Fu, Y. (2021) Thienemanniella convexa (Diptera, Chironomidae), a new species from Hunan Province, China. Annls zool. fenn. 59(1): 29-33. [publd online 2.viii.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]

Hamerlík, L., Silva, F. L. da (2021) Chironomidae of Central America. An illustrated introduction to larval subfossils. CRC Press, Boca Raton; 198 pp.

Lencioni, V., Moubayed, J. (2021) Synorthocladius federicoi sp. nov., a new species occurring in the middle basin of the Adige River, northern Italy (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). ZooKeys 1057: 105-116. [publd 27.viii.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]

Lin, X.-L., Yu, H.-J., Wang, X.-H., Bu, W.-J., Yan, Ch.-C., Liu, W.-B. (2021) New or little-known Boreoheptagyia (Diptera, Chironomidae) in China inferred from morphology and DNA barcodes. ZooKeys 1040: 187-200. [publd 28.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]

Liu, W., Zhao, C., Kong, F., Yan, Ch., Wang, X. (2021) New species of Limnophyes Eaton (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China and synonymy of L. fuscipygmus Tokunaga, 1940. ZooKeys 1011: 51-61. [publd 18.i.2021]

Makarchenko, E. A., Semenchenko, A. A., Palatov, D. M. (2021) New species and findings of Pagastia Oliver (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae) from Central Asia, with DNA barcoding of known species of the genus. Zootaxa 4951(3): 559-570. [publd 7.iv.2021]

Makarchenko, E. A., Yavorskaya, N. M. (2021) Redescription of the little-known chironomid species Parachaetocladius akanoctavus Sasa et Kamimura, 1987 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) from the Russian Far East. Evraziat. Entomol. Zh. (= Euroas. Entomol. J.) 20(3): 119-124. [in English, some texts also in Russian]

Moubayed-Breil, J., Mary, N. (2021) Smittia zealandiana sp. n. a new semi-aquatic species occurring in the moss carpet of riparian Habitat in Mont Panié, New Caledonia [Diptera, Chironomidae]. Ephemera 22(1): 11-21.

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]

Orendt, C., Bendt, Th. (2021) Orthocladiinae sensu lato (Orthocladiinae, Prodiamesinae, Diamesinae, Podonominae, Buchonomyiinae, Telmatogetoninae) (Diptera: Chironomidae). Keys to Central European larvae with respect to macroscopic characters. DGL Tools (DGL-Arbeitshilfen) 1-2021; German Limnol. Soc. (DGL e. V.), Essen; [2]+140 pp.

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]

Samietz, R. (2021) Tabellen zur Bestimmung der Chironomidae Europas (männliche Imago). Teil 1. Begriffsbestimmung / Schlüssel der Unterfamilien / 1. Telmatogetoninae / 2. Podonominae / 3. Tanypodinae / 4. Buchonomyiinae / 5. Diamesinae / 6. Prodiamesinae. Published by the author, Gotha (Germany); 135 pp. [publd vi.2021]

Samietz, R. (2021) Tabellen zur Bestimmung der Chironomidae Europas (männliche Imago). Teil 2. 7. Orthocladiinae. Band A / Gattungen Aagaardia bis Orthocladius. Published by the author, Gotha (Germany); pp. 1-220 [publd x.2021]

Samietz, R. (2021) Tabellen zur Bestimmung der Chironomidae Europas (männliche Imago). Teil 2. 7. Orthocladiinae. Band B / Gattungen Parachaetocladius bis Zalutschia. Published by the author, Gotha (Germany); pp. 221-334 [publd x.2021]

Samietz, R. (2021) Tabellen zur Bestimmung der Chironomidae Europas (männliche Imago). Teil 3. 8. Chironominae. 8A Chironomini und Pseudochironomini / 8B Tanytarsini. Published by the author, Gotha (Germany); 271 pp. [publd ix.2021]

Samietz, R. (2021) Tabellen zur Bestimmung der Chironomidae Europas (männliche Imago). Teil 4. Literaturverzeichnis / Verzeichnis der Gattungen / Verzeichnis der Arten. Published by the author, Gotha (Germany); 95 pp. [publd vi.2021]

Schiffels, S., Bendt, T., Schäfer, L. (2021) Taxonomie für die Praxis. Bestimmungshilfen – Makrozoobenthos (4). Chironomidenlarven. Band 1 – Chironomini. LANUV-Arbeitsblatt 50, Landesamt für Natur, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen, Recklinghausen; 293 pp. [NOTE: not a key in a classical sense, but an 'identification aid' offering genus and species profiles with many high-quality photographs; may be ordered for € 25 + postage via: https://www.lanuv.nrw.de/landesamt/veroeffentlichungen/publikationen/arbeitsblaetter[/url]]

Shimabukuro, E. M., Dantas, G. P. S., Lamas, C. J. E. (2021) A new madicolous species of Nilotanypus Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Amazon region, northwestern Brazil. Zootaxa 4948(3): 431-438. [publd 22.iii.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]
#78
Various topics / Forum News
Last post by Ethan Bright - August 27, 2022, 08:15:43 PM
Dear Colleagues,
I have migrated the Chironomid Home Page and, with it, the Chironomid Exchange Forum, to a new plan with the host company in order to not only save money, but also cover operation for the next 4 years. Remember, this is a service on my part to our community, as the whole site is not hosted on a free university web server like it was a while ago at the University of Michigan.
I have attempted to assure all files were successfully migrated. However, if you notice any operating problems with both this Forum and the Chironomid Home Page, please let me know by either posting here or sending me an email to ethanbr at umich dot edu.
I hope you are surviving well your climate change exacerbated seasons.
Cheers, Ethan
#79
Recently published / Re: Tanypodinae - new taxa
Last post by Martin Spies - August 18, 2022, 09:51:59 AM
2022

Cranston, P. S., Krosch, M., Tang, H. (2022) Verifying Australian Nilotanypus Kieffer (Chironomidae) in a global perspective: molecular phylogenetic analysis, new species and emended generic diagnoses. CHIRONOMUS J. Chironomidae Res. 35: 12-31. [publd 27.vi.2022]

Mondal, D., Mukherjee, T., Hazra, N. (2022) On a new species of the genus Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from India with cladistic relationship and a world key to the known males. Zootaxa 5154(3): 365-379. [publd 15.vi.2022]

Mondal, D., Mukherjee, T., Hazra, N. (2022) Two new species of Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962 from forests in India along with a key to adult males of Oriental and Palearctic species (Diptera: Chironomidae). CHIRONOMUS J. Chironomidae Res. 35: 32-42. [publd 17.viii.2022]
#80
Several life stages / Re: Exemplary descriptions
Last post by Broughton A. Caldwell - August 03, 2022, 04:47:40 PM
The links to Goetghebuer 1912 and 1914 have been replaced by the following link for both publications:
https://www.academieroyale.be/fr/la-biographie-nationale-personnalites-detail/personnalites/maurice-goetghebuer/Vrai/

The illustrations are excellent!