Revision of<i>Labrundinia maculata</i>Roback, 1971, a new junior synonym of<i>L. longipalpis</i>(Goetghebuer, 1921) (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae)

Abstract

Labrundinia maculata Roback, 1971 Roback, S. S. 1971. ‘The adults of the subfamily Tanypodinae (=Pelopiinae) in North America (Diptera: Chironomidae)’. Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 17: 1–410. [Google Scholar] is placed as a new junior synonym of Labrundinia longipalpis (Goetghebuer, 1921 Goetghebuer, M. 1921. ‘Chironomides de Belgique et spécialement de la zone des Flanders’. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique, 8: 1–211. [Google Scholar]). The male and female adults, pupa and larva of the species are redescribed and figured. The species is now considered Holarctic in distribution and new records are reported.