EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
The European Journal of Environmental Sciences offers a mixture of original peer-reviewed research papers, which bring you some of the most exciting developments in environmental sciences in the broadest sense, often with an inter- or trans-disciplinary perspective, focused on the European problems. The journal also includes critical reviews on topical issues, and overviews of the status of environmental protection in particular regions or countries. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including direct or indirect interactions between abiotic or biotic components of the environment, interactions of environment with human society, or environmental sustainability.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Vol 5 No 1 (2015), 101–115

Taxonomic notes on Chironomidae (Diptera) from Okinawa Island, Japan, with the description of three new species

Masaru Yamamoto, Nao Yamamoto, Masaaki Kimura

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23361964.2015.83
published online: 02. 07. 2015

abstract

Three new species: Ionthosmittia cuneipenne sp. nov., Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) okinawanus sp. nov. and Parakiefferiella semiovata sp. nov., are described from Okinawa Island, Ryukyus, Japan. In addition to these species, twelve species are newly recorded from this island. Diagnostic characters of Tokyobrillia tamamegaseta (Kobayashi et Sasa) are emended. Pentapedilum yakuabeum Sasa et Suzuki syn. nov. and Polypedilum yakucedeum Sasa et Suizuki syn. nov. are junior synonyms of Ainuyusurika tuberculatum (Tokunaga). Einfeldia kanazawai (Yamamoto) is transferred to the genus Chironomus Meigen and its systematic position is discussed.

keywords: Chironomidae; new species; new records; new combination; Ryukyu Archipelago; Okinawa Island

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ISSN: 1805-0174
E-ISSN: 2336-1964

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