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Published September 29, 2008 | Version v1
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Litocladius Mendes, Andersen et Saether

Description

Key to the males of Litocladius Mendes, Andersen et Saether

1. Third palpomere with 1–2 strong spines apically; r 4+5 with at least 10 setae........................ L. floripa sp. n.

- Third palpomere with setae only; r 4+5 with 0–1 setae...................................................................................3

2. Crista dorsalis distinct; inferior volsella with rounded oral projection................................................................................................................................................................. L. mateusi Mendes, Andersen et Saether

- Crista dorsalis absent; inferior volsella low, adpressed to gonocoxite............................. L. confusus sp. n.

Notes

Published as part of Mendes, Humberto Fonseca & Andersen, Trond, 2008, A review of Antillocladius Saether and Litocladius Mendes, Andersen et Saether, with the description of two new Neotropical genera (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae), pp. 1-75 in Zootaxa 1887 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1887.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5133869

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Biodiversity

Family
Chironomidae
Genus
Litocladius
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Mendes, Andersen et Saether
Taxon rank
genus