Author: (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Diagnosis
Exuviae 7.1-9.5mm long (m=8.0mm, n=13) (006-2.jpg).
Cephalothorax: Thoracic horn 730-1030µm long (m=845µm, n=13), Tanypus-like, swollen D-shaped without plastron plate but with apical tubercle (006e.jpg); ThR 1.37-1.91 (m=1.6, n=10).
Abdomen: Lateral taeniae of segment VII 4, VIII 5.
Anal segment: Anal lobes rounded externally and armed with saw-like teeth; insertion of anterior anal taenia at 0.29-0.45 of lobe length (m=0.35, n=14) (006f.jpg). Anal lobe ratio 1.6-1.9 (m=1.8, n=14).
(Linked adult male: Langton and Pinder, 2003a)
Species keys out at Page 20: Tanypodinae 6 Procladius of the Text Key.
Distribution
Palaearctic species: NW Europe.
(For more information see module IdentifyIt – file: Other subfamilies).
Ecological notes
Lakes.