First record of the genus Krenopelopia (Diptera: Chironomidae) from China, with a description of Krenopelopia wangi sp. nov. Author Zhang, Zhi-Chao 0009-0005-8939-2630 Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. & Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. zzc514644@gmail.com Author Chen, Jun-Wei 0009-0004-3838-0325 Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. & Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. cjwlbzz16@gmail.com Author Zhang, Yan 0009-0004-0372-1062 Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. & Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. Author Lin, Xiao-Long Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. & Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. text Zootaxa 2025 2025-08-05 5673 2 280 290 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5673.2.7 journal article 312152 10.11646/zootaxa.5673.2.7 286f218f-2038-41db-a28b-4a5d3c615218 1175-5326 16982096 22B2F11D-F1AC-4162-A940-E11A713E0BF2

TABLE 1. Kimura 2-parameter pairwise genetic distances based on COI barcodes of the Krenopelopia.

Species	BOLD Sample ID	Pairwise genetic distances
K. binotata	ZMUO.025847
K. binotata	ZMUO.025848	0
K. binotata	ZMUO.024797	0.08	0.08
K. narda	MW283529	0.11	0.11	0.09
K. wangi	CHGLG41	0.11	0.11	0.12	0.12
K. wangi	CHGLG42	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.12	0
K. wangi	CHGLG54	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.12	0	0
K. wangi	CHGLG63	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.12	0	0	0
K. wangi	CHGLG64	0.11	0.11	0.12	0.12	0	0	0	0