Chironomus forsythi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chironomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Culicomorpha Superfamilia: Chironomoidea

Familia: Chironomidae
Subfamilia: Chironominae
Tribus: Chironomini
Genus: Chironomus
Species: Chironomus forsythi

Name

• Chironomus forsythi Martin, 1998
  • Authority for current placement: original
  • Current status: valid species
  • Gender: unchangeable (patronym)
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Chironomus forsythi
  • Original genus: Chironomus
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 'Chromosome squash NZ-67-1, S1.6.2F with associated larval body, from egg mass #6, laid by female collected ...'
    • Repository: NZAC
  • Type locality: 'about 3 km Haast, Westland, South Island'
  • ZooBank: [No record]

Primary references

• Martin, J. 1998. Chironomus forsythi n. sp. from New Zealand, a member of the C. zealandicus-group with salinarius-type larvae. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 71(3): 247–259. JSTOR Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 248]