Propsilocerus Kieffer, 1923 shares morphological synapomorphies with Prodiamesinae

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Viktor Baranov

Abstract

In their comprehensive analysis Cranston et al. (2012) quite unexpectedly recovered a monophyletic Orthocladiinae, except that Propsilocerus Kieffer, 1923, was recovered as a representative of Prodiamesinae. In this short communication I show that Propsilocerus shares morphological synapomorphies with other Prodiamesinae – namely (i) an indirect tracheal connection of the pupal thoracic horn to the adult spiracle and (ii) a parallel-sided rami of female gonapophysis IX.


 

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Baranov, V. (2021). Propsilocerus Kieffer, 1923 shares morphological synapomorphies with Prodiamesinae . CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research, (34). https://doi.org/10.5324/cjcr.v0i34.4100
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Viktor Baranov, Senckenberg Research Institute, Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Clamecystrasse 12, 63571, gelnhausen, Germany

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