A new species of Smittia Holmgren, 1869 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Georgia, USA

Authors

  • Broughton Anderson Caldwell Florida State Collection of Arthropods http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2460-6966
  • Richard E. Jacobsen 1828 SW Centerville Avenue, Fort White, Florida 32038

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14712/23361964.2015.70

Abstract

Smittia denotata sp. nov. is described from adult males collected during winter months from two Georgia locations. The immature stages and female are unknown. The species is readily recognizable by the distinctive long, basally microtrichose, tapered anal point with rounded apex, virga consisting of two separate spine clusters, and gonostylus with crista dorsalis and curved outer thorn-like projection.

Author Biography

Broughton Anderson Caldwell, Florida State Collection of Arthropods

Research Associate, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida 32614  

USA

Downloads

Additional Files

Published

2015-06-30

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Articles

License

The journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) to articles and other works we publish. If you submit your paper for publication by European Journal of Environmental Sciences, you agree to have the CC BY license applied to your work. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.