Taxonomic review of Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) from East Asia, with descriptions of twelve new species
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Niitsuma, Hiromi
84 - 3 Abeguchishinden, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka 421 - 2114 Japan.
niitsuma.hiromi@shizuoka.ac.jp
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Tang, Hongqu
Life Science and Technology College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
townningt@gmail.com
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2026
2026-01-30
1037
1
114
https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3157/14053
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10.5852/ejt.2026.1037.3157
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Table 2. Lengths (μm) and proportions of legs of Rheocricotopus (P.) bifasciatus Wang & Zheng, 1991, ♂♂ (n = 6). | fe | ti | ta1 | ta2 | ta3 | ta4 | ta5 | LR | BV | BR |
|---|
| P1 | 627–735 | 696–804 | 608–725 | 333–402 | 235–274 | 157–176 | 78–98 | 0.87–0.91 | 2.4–2.5 | 1.7–2.1 (2) |
|---|
| 699 | 766 | 682 (5) | 374 (5) | 255 (5) | 171 (5) | 88 (5) | 0.89 (5) | 2.4 (5) | – |
| P2 | 588–676 | 559–657 | 353–421 | 157–196 | 108–127 | 59–69 | 59–69 | 0.63–0.64 | 3.7–3.9 | 2.3–2.7 |
|---|
| 644 | 626 | 398 (5) | 180 (5) | 123 (5) | 67 (5) | 67 (5) | 0.64 (5) | 3.8 (5) | 2.4 (3) |
| P3 | 588–706 | 696–823 | 431–510 | 206–255 | 157–186 | 78–98 | 69–78 | 0.61–0.63 | 3.3–3.4 | 2.9–3.3 |
|---|
| 671 | 782 | 482 (5) | 231 (5) | 178 (5) | 92 (5) | 74 (5) | 0.62 (5) | 3.4 (5) | 3.1 (3) |