Ephemera 26 : 57-64 (8 pages)

On the genus Pseudosmittia from continental France. II. Description of P. aina sp. n. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)

by Joel Moubayed ✻ & Peter H. Langton ✻✻

✻ Freshwater & Marine Biology
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✻✻ University Museum of Zoology Cambridge
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Diptera Chironomidae taxonomy new species France conservations measures

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French translation

Sur le genre Pseudosmittia de France continentale. II. Description de P. aina sp. n. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)

Diptera Chironomidae taxonomie nouvelle espèce France mesures de conservation

The male adult of Pseudosmittia aina sp. n. is described based on material collected in riparian habitats bordering wet meadows of the Dombes (Ain department, SE-France). On the basis of the following common morphological characters with P. tyrrhena Moubayed, 2025 (anal point triangular, inferior volsella double), P. aina sp. n. appears to belong to the tyrrhena-gr as recently emended by Moubayed (2025a). The nearly similar shape of the gonostylus (narrowing and projecting distally) is also observed in P. withersi Langton, 2012. To date, the genus Pseudosmittia is represented by 14 species from continental France. The description of P. aina sp. n increases the total number of species to 15 from this country. The new species is considered to be local biogeographic representative, the habitat deserving appropriate conservation measures. Remarks and comments on the ecology with a key to male adults are given.

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