Seven new species of the genus Polypedilum (Diptera : Chironomidae) from Japan

Abstract

Seven new chironomid species belonging to three subgenera of the genus Polypedilum were described on the basis of adult male morphology. Among these, five species, P. akisplendens, P. albiventris, P. crassistyla, P. fuscovittatum and P. paranigrum were members of the subgenus Polypedilum. P. pseudomasudai and P. bingoparadoxum were members of the subgenera Tripodula and Uresipedilum.