Author: (Santos-Abreu, 1918)
Diagnosis (Material in coll. ZSM)
Exuviae 3.5-4.6mm long (n=5).
Cephalothorax: Thoracic horn 450-638µm long; ThR 10.3-15.9 (n=4). Pearl row absent.
Abdomen: Tergites IV and V with the armament arranged in longitudinal bands. Point bands of tergite IV armed with spines internally (137c.jpg); tergite III may be similarly armed but with fewer and shorter spines. Longest spine III 0-38; IV 48-78µm long (n=5). Postero-lateral comb of segment VIII 73-105µm wide, very straight; with 16-26 marginal small teeth (n=5) (137d.jpg). Segment VII with three lateral taeniae.
Anal segment: Fringe of anal lobe with 37-56 taeniae (n=6).
Species keys out at Page 429: Tanytarsini 71 Virgatanytarsus of the Text Key.
Distribution
Circum-Mediterranean, Canary Islands.
(For more information see module IdentifyIt – file: Chironominae).
Ecological notes
Streams, rivers and lakes.