The saline nuisance chironomid <i>Carteronica longilobus</i> (Diptera: Chironomidae): a systematic reappraisal

Abstract

Abstract. Carteronica Kieffer and Nilodorum Kieffer sensu auctt. are synonymized with Kiefferulus Goetghebuer on the basis of cladistic analysis. An expanded diagnosis for all stages of Kiefferulus and a checklist of included species is given. K.longilobus comb.n. from Carteronica , a saline tolerant nuisance pest, is redescribed in all its life history stages. The following additional new combinations are proposed: K.brevibucca (Kieffer), K.brevipalpis (Kieffer), K.rugosum (Freeman), K.tainanus (Kieffer), K.umbraticola (Yamamoto). Many new characters from larval ventromental plates are illustrated and their use in phylo‐genetic analysis is discussed.