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) Abstract Author Mondal, Debarshi Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India. rishi2.deb@gmail.com Author Mukherjee, Tuhar Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India. tuharmukherjeeofficial@gmail.com Author Hazra, Niladri Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India. hazra.niladri@gmail.com text CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 2022 2022-08-17 35 35 32 42 https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/article/view/4599 journal article 30410 10.5324/cjcr.v0i35.4599 36a55a49-a535-4877-8c8e-7f9016b87119 2387-5372 7987459

Table 4. Comparison of Monopelopia (M.) obscurata sp. n. immature characters with four other species.

	Thoracic horn	ThR	Shagreen on pupal exuviae	Location of LS-VII	Loc. LSV-VIII	Male genital sac	Head- CI	AR	A1/ MD	PP claws
M. (M.) macunaima	Large robust	11.2	TII with patches of 2-5 spinules	0.30: 0.38: 0.53: 0.84	0.25: 0.5: 0.62: 0.75: 0.87	Not extending	0.71	2.26	2.10	Smaller claws indistinct, larger claws serrated
M. (M.) mongpuense	Tubular without spine	4.02	Dense in TII	0.29: 0.42: 0.57: 0.84	0.27: 0.49: 0.69: 0.85: 0.96	Not extending	0.53	3.26	2.79	4, heavily sclerotised claw deeply curved with 4 teeth on inner margin
M. (M.) adeliae	Large and robust	5	Absent from TI- TVIII	0.30: 0.46: 0.61: 0.92	0.42: 0.57: 0.71: 0.78: 0.92	Not extending	0.70	2.73	2.08	4, heavily sclerotised claw deeply curved with 2 teeth on inner margin
M. (M.) edentata	Elongated slender with spine	5.8	Absent from TI- TVIII	0.23: 0.38: 0.76: 0.92	0.31: 0.43: 0.56: 0.72: 0.95	Extending beyond anal lobe	0.70	2.40	1.82	4, pale
M. (M.) obscurata sp. n.	Slender elongated without spine	6.1	Absent from TI- TVIII	0.27: 0.47: 0.62: 0.91	0.36: 0.50: 0.73: 0.87: 0.98	Reaching the tip of anal lobe	0.49	3.54	3.67	4 dark claws, one strongly curved with 3 inner teeth