Immature stages of Laurotanyus travassosi Oliveira, Messias Silva-Vasconcelos, 1992 reveal a new synonymy in Tanypodinae (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Dantas, G.P.S.; Hamada, N.
Zootaxa 4444(4): 462-470
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-5326 PMID: 30313917 Document Number: 697627
The monotypic genus Laurotanypus Oliveira, Messias Silva-Vasconcelos is placed as junior synonym of Procladius Skuse, based mainly on the morphology of immatures. The male of P. travassosi comb. nov. is redescribed and the immature stages are described and illustrated for the first time. In addition, an amendment to the adult male diagnosis of Procladius (Psilotanypus) is provided.