Author: (Meigen, 1818)
Diagnosis (Karyotypically determined material leg. P. Michailova.)
Exuviae 9.6-13.1mm long (m=10.7mm, n=11).
Cephalothorax: Frontal apotome rounded, not apically truncate, except when the specimen has the apotome squashed into itself. Cephalic tubercles short, less than 100µm high, conical, their bulbous bases meeting medially. Praefrons at most (rarely) with sparse vague granulation, normally smooth apart from the usual creases. Thoracic horn much branched.
Abdomen: Tergite armament not restricted to posterior mounds. Epaulettes racket-shaped, present on tergites II-VI. The dorsal points on epaulette VI spread onto the anterior limb. EpR II-VI 1.0 : 1.1-1.43 : 1.14-1.64 : 1.76-2.57 : 2.95-4.43 (m=1.0 : 1.22 : 1.4 : 2.25 : 3.76, n=10); length epaulette VI 1.41-1.94x length epaulette V (m=1.71, n=10). Comb of segment VIII of 2-10 teeth (m=5.3, n=10). Lateral taeniae of segments V-VIII: 4,4(5),4,5.
Anal segment: Fringe of anal lobe with 115-178 taeniae (m=150.5, n=10).
Species keys out at Page 123: Chironomini 20 Glyptotendipes of the Text Key.
Distribution
Palaearctic species: widespread in Europe.
(For more information see module IdentifyIt – file: Chironominae).
Ecological notes
Stagnant water.
Larvae in freshwater sponges (Trylis, 1997a).