Paracladopelma Harnisch
Creators: name: Yan, Chuncai
name: Jin, Zhaohui
name: Wang, Xinhua
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chironomidae
Paracladopelma

description: Key to the males of Paracladopelma Harnisch
1. Inferior volsella absent.................................................................................................................................2
- Inferior volsella present...............................................................................................................................4
2. Gonostylus swollen basally; AR> 3.0. Afrotropical ............................................. P. rhodesianum (Kieffer)
- Gonostylus parallel-sided basally; AR <2.0...............................................................................................3
3. Body black; superior volsella bilobed; anal point swollen apically. Afrotropical. .... P. pullatum (Freeman)
- Body green; superior volsella pediform; anal point swollen medially. Afrotropical, Palaearctic. ............... .............................................................................................................................. P. graminicolor (Kieffer)
4. Superior volsella long, slender, spatulate....................................................................................................5
- Superior volsella wide, fist-shaped, pad-shaped, pediform or globe-shaped..............................................6
5. Superior volsella straight; margins of tergite IX shoulder-like. Afrotropical. ......... P. melutense (Freeman)
- Superior volsella curved; margins of tergite IX conical. Afrotropical. ............................ P. reidi (Freeman)
6. Superior volsella with bare sclerotized process at apex. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ..... P. tamanipparai Sasa
- Superior volsella without bare sclerotized process at apex ........................................................................ 7
7. Superior volsella with well sclerotized dorsolateral surface, mid-ventrally with pubescent lobe and medi- ally with 2 strong protruding setae..............................................................................................................8
- Superior volsella deeply split into bare membranous dorsal lobe and setigerous ventral lobe or superior volsella sclerotized differently.....................................................................................................................9
8. Superior volsella with pointed apex; anal point strongly swollen. Palaearctic ............................................. ................................................................................ P. mikianum (Goetghebuer) and P. schlitzense (Ringe)
- Superior volsella with rounded apex; anal point weakly swollen. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ........................ ....................................................................................................................... P. nudiappendiculata (Kawai)
9. Superior volsella deeply split into bare membranous dorsal lobe and setigerous ventral lobe................10
- Superior volsella without membranous dorsal lobe, or when membranous dorsal lobe present, it is largely fused with ventral part, not deeply split into two separated lobes.............................................................11
10. Dorsal lobe of superior volsella globe-shaped. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ..................... P. globosum Zorina
- Dorsal lobe of superior volsella pediform. Holarctic, Sino-Indian. .................................. P. doris (Townes)
11. Superior volsella fist-shaped, not expanded into pad-shaped, clavate or pediform apical part. P. nigritulum group..........................................................................................................................................................12
- Superior volsella expanded into a pad-shaped, clavate or pediform apical part. P. camptolabis group...14
12. Superior volsella without membranous dorsal lobe, with membranous ventral lobe, dorsalateral surface sclerotized and separated from weakly sclerotized ventralmesal surface by a well-sclerotized ridge. Palae- arctic, Sino-Indian. ........................................................................................... P. nigritulum (Goetghebuer)
- Superior volsella with membranous, bare, dorsal lobe, remainder uniformly sclerotized........................13
13. Gonostylus evenly curved; dorsal lobe of superior volsella small. Holarctic. .......... P. galaptera (Townes)
- Gonostylus most strongly curved in apical half; dorsal lobe of superior volsella about as large as ventral lobe. Nearctic .................................................................................................................. P. winnelli Jackson
14. Combs of mid- and hind tibia with one spur..............................................................................................15
- Combs of mid- and hind tibia with two spurs............................................................................................20
15. Inferior volsella subquadrangular, with single projection. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ......... P. crenum sp. n.
- Inferior volsella rounded, without projection............................................................................................16
16. Inferior volsella well developed, with pointed mid-posterior corner ........................................................17
- Inferior volsella with rounded lobe, without pointed mid-posterior corner..............................................18
17. Anal point expanded distally. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. .......................................... P. laminatum (Kieffer)
- Anal point parallel-sided. Afrotropical ......................................................................... P. brincki (Freeman)
18. Tergite IX with continuous Y-shaped bands. Holarctic, Sino-Indian. .................... P. camptolabis (Kieffer)
- Tergite IX lacking continuous Y-shaped bands, at most with narrow line................................................19
19. Tergite IX longer than wide, with weak longitudinal ridge; superior volsella symmetrically clavate. Hol- arctic, Sino-Indian. .............................................................................................................. P. nais (Townes)
- Tergite IX shorter than wide, without longitudinal ridge; superior volsella distinctly pediform. Nearctic.. ............................................................................................................................................ P. nixe (Townes)
20. Inferior volsella with long setae.................................................................................................................21
- Inferior volsella without long setae. ......................................................................................................... 22
21. Superior volsella pad-shaped; inferior volsella constricted apically, with one seta. Australasian. .............. .................................................................................................................................... P. angusta (Freeman)
- Superior volsella pediform; inferior volsella expanded apically, with 14–16 setae. Sino-Indian. ............... ................................................................................................................. P. diutinistyla Dutta et Chaudhuri
22. Inferior volsella with two lobes. Sino-Indian. ...................................................................... P. b i n u m sp. n.
- Inferior volsella with single lobe...............................................................................................................23
23. Inferior volsella quadrangular. Holarctic, Sino-Indian. ................................................. P. undine (Townes)
- Inferior volsella rounded............................................................................................................................24
24. Superior volsella with dorsal and ventral lobes.........................................................................................25
- Superior volsella with single dorsal lobe.................................................................................................. 26
25. Tergite IX bands forming a straight line; anal point expanded in distal half. Sino-Indian. .......................... .................................................................................................. P. sacculifera Chaudhuri et Chattopadhyay
- Tergite IX bands V-shaped; anal point strongly broadened apically. Sino-Indian. ............. P. digitum sp. n.
26. Superior volsella covered with microtrichia on inner margin, lateral half bare........................................27
- Superior volsella entirely covered with microtrichia.................................................................................29
27. Superior volsella plough-shaped; inferior volsella with thumb-like projection. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. .. ...................................................................................................................................... P. kuramaclara Sasa
- Superior volsella pediform or fist-shaped; inferior volsella without projection........................................28
28. Gonostylus swollen medially; AR 1.08; LR1 2.06. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. .................... P. pugna Kawai
- Gonostylus slightly constricted medially; AR 1.41–1.63; LR1 1.64–1.67. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. .......... ................................................................................................................ P. furudoprimum Sasa et Arakawa
29. Superior volsella plough-shaped. Sino-Indian. ................................ P. aratra Chaudhuri et Chattopadhyay
- Superior volsella not plough-shaped.........................................................................................................30
30. Tergite IX bands without median longitudinal ridge.................................................................................31
- Tergite IX bands with median longitudinal ridge......................................................................................32
31. Anal point with ridge extending to tergite IX. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ..................... P. tamahikawai Sasa
- Anal point without ridge extending to tergite IX. Holarctic, Sino-Indian. ..................... P. n e re i s (Townes)
32. Tergite IX bands not united with longitudinal ridge mesally.....................................................................33
- Tergite IX bands united with longitudinal ridge mesally...........................................................................34
33. Superior volsella with rounded apex and inconspicuous stem; tergite IX with pair of short ridges lateral to mid longitudinal ridge. Nearctic. .............................................................................. P. alphaeus (Sublette)
- Superior volsella with pointed apex and conspicuous stem; tergite IX without pair of ridges lateral to mid longitudinal ridge. Nearctic. ................................................................................ P. longanae Beck et Beck
34. Tergite IX bands T-shaped; apex of superior volsella with curved setae. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ............ ........................................................................................................................................... P. cirratum sp. n.
- Tergite IX bands Y-shaped; apex of superior volsella with straight, short setae.......................................35
35. Superior volsella symmetrical, pad-shaped...............................................................................................36
- Superior volsella asymmetrical, pediform.................................................................................................38
36. Anal point tapering apically. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. .......................................... P. hibarasecundum Sasa
- Anal point parallel-sided or expanded subapically....................................................................................37
37. Gonostylus widest at about distal 1/3; anal point nearly parallel-sided; R1 bare. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ........................................................................................................................ P. pseudocamptolabis Zorina
- Gonostylus widest medially; anal point widest subapically; R1 with 12–13 setae. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ...................................................................................................................................... P. urkanensis Zorina
38. Superior volsella inflexed. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ....................................................... P. augustus Zorina
- Superior volsella evenly curved.................................................................................................................39
39. Anal point expanded distally; R4+5 with 1 seta at apex. Sino-Indian. ........................................ P. b u i sp. n.
- Anal point expanded medially; R4+5 with 26–33 setae. Palaearctic, Sino-Indian. ........... P. jacksoni Zorina
description: Published as part of Yan, Chuncai, Jin, Zhaohui & Wang, Xinhua, 2008, Paracladopelma Harnisch from the Sino-Indian Region (Diptera: Chironomidae), pp. 1-29 in Zootaxa 1934 on pages 3-5, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.184929