Smittia Holmgren 1869
| Main Authors: | Chamutiová, Tímea, Hamerlík, Ladislav, Bitušík, Peter |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4437304 |
Daftar Isi:
- Smittia Holmgren / Parasmittia Strenzke (Figs 64, 65) Head capsule yellow to brownish, occipital margin pale or darkened. Antenna reduced, with 4 segments. Blade well developed and as long as flagellum (Smittia, Fig. 65A) or considerably longer (Parasmittia). Premadible with 2 apical teeth and 1 variably developed inner tooth. Mandible with 3 inner teeth and short apical tooth. Mentum with one broad median tooth with projecting nipple (may be domed in Smittia) and 5 pairs of subequal lateral teeth. Ventromental plates well developed, not extending outermost teeth. Remarks: Smittia and Parasmittia are indistinguishable in specimens with missing antennae. In the Tatras, only Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932 was determined based on adults (Bitušík 2004). Remains of Smittia / Parasmittia were recorded infrequently in the studied lakes. As mentioned above (see Limnophyes / Paralimnophyes), presence of subfossils of semiterrestrial/ terrestrial taxa such as Smittia / Parasmittia could have indicative value in the reconstruction of water-level oscillation.
- Published as part of Chamutiová, Tímea, Hamerlík, Ladislav & Bitušík, Peter, 2020, Subfossil chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) of lakes in the Tatra Mountains an illustrated guide, pp. 216-264 in Zootaxa 4819 (2) on pages 243-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4819.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4396828