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Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963: Sat Mountain (Hakkari), (Reiss 1985).

Mitochondrial DNA sequences from cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) were used to provide a phylogeny of the Chironomidae (Diptera) from Turkey. Data were obtained from 70 species of Chironomidae belonging to the genera Ablabesmyia, Chironomus, Cladotanytarsus, Conchapelopia, Cricotopus, Cryptochironomus, Dicrotendipes, Endochironomus, Eukiefferiella, Kiefferulus, Macropelopia, Micropsectra, Microtendipes, Paracladopelma, Paracricotopus, Paratanytarsus, Paratendipes, Paratrichocladius, Polypedilum, Psectrocladius, Psectrotanypus, Rheocricotopus, Tanytarsus, Thienemannimyia, Virgatanytarsus and Zavrelimyia. Neighbour-joining (NJ) and maximum likelihood (ML) analyses were used to identify the relationships among species. We confirmed monophyly of all sampled subfamilies and also tribes Chironomini, Tanytarsini, Macropelopiini and Pentaneurini, with the exception of subfamily Tanypodinae in ML analysis. However, in Chironomini, genus Chironomus, Cryptochironomus, Endochironomus and Paratendipes were monophyletic, while Polypedilum was not. Likewise, in Tanytarsini, genus Paratanytarsus and Cladotanytarsus were monophyletic, while Tanytarsus and Micropsectra were not. Also, in Macropelopiini and Pentaneurini, genus Macropelopia and Zavrelimyia were monophyletic. However, Ablabesmyia, genus of Pentaneurini, formed monophyletic group only in NJ analysis. In this study, we determined an unexpected inclusion of a Tanytarsus brundini individual into Micropsectra group. According to our pairwise distance analyses, the mean interspesific divergence was 19.4% for all species studied. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963 (Figs 1, 5���9, 19, 22, 25) Tanytarsus (Tanytarsus) curticornis Kieffer, 1911: Edwards 1929: 415 (partim). Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, 1963: 127; Reiss & Fittkau 1971: 98. Material examined. FINLAND. Hietanen near Peranka, 2 August 2002, 6 males, W. Giłka. Inari, Vuopajanniemi, 28 July 2002, 1 male, 4 August 2003, 12 males, W. Giłka. J��nisj��rvi near N����t��m��, 26 July 2002, 1 male, W. Giłka. Korettoja on Utsjoki river, 26 July 2003, 1 male, W. Giłka. Kotka, Santalahti, 5 August 2002, 6 males, W. Giłka. Olhava near Oulu, Bothnian Gulf, 13 July 2002, 4 males, W. Giłka. P��ij��nne, 27 May 2003, 1 male, L. Paasivirta. Supru, Kuosnaj��rvi, 26 July 2002, 6 males, W. Giłka. Tervola on Kemijoki river, 13 July 2002, 1 male, 22 July 2003, 5 males, 19 July 2006, 4 males, W. Giłka. Vesij��rvi near Lahti, 11 July 2002, 1 male, W. Giłka. SWEDEN. Bure��, Skelleftebukten, Bothnian Gulf, 9 August 2003, 11 males, W. Giłka. Ljusnan river, 10 km E of Sveg, 19 July 2003, 2 males, W. Giłka. Sike��, Bothnian Gulf, 20 August 2004, 3 males, W. Giłka. Diagnostic description. Adult male (measurements in Table). Ground colour of thorax, scutellum, haltere, legs and abdomen green to brownish green; antennal pedicel, tentorium, scutal stripes, postnotum and sternum brown to dark brown or black (rarely light brown or orange in freshly emerged specimens); wing membrane pale, greenish, with C, M and radial veins somewhat darker, olive. Frontal tubercles usually absent or present as tiny swellings. Third palpomere shorter than fourth. Wing membrane below veins M and R 4 + 5, including almost entire area under M 3 + 4, Cu 1 and An covered with macrotrichia; very short proximal section of R 4 + 5 and 1 / 3 part of Cu and neighbouring false veins bare (Fig. 1). Gonostylus with slight narrowing distally. Anal tergite with pair of median setae. Basilateral setae absent. Anal point stout, armed with 4���7 (usually 4 or 5) spinulae, usually with lanceolate apical expansion (Figs 5��� 9). Superior volsella with enlarged anterolateral part and posteromedian lobe, median margin concave. Pearshaped apical lobe of digitus relatively small in comparison with stout superior volsella, bearing narrow conical tip (Fig. 19). Inner margin of coxite above median volsella distinctly concave (Fig. 22). Inferior volsella slender, apically rounded, slightly wrinkled on its dorsomedian surface (Fig. 25). Discussion. Lindeberg (1963) considered adult males of Tanytarsus brundini and T. curticornis as very similar based on their hypopygial structure. The male of Tanytarsus brundini (1) can be easily distinguished from those of T. curticornis (2) and T. salmelai (3) by the combination of characters presented below. At least one pair of median setae on the anal tergite present (1, 3) or median setae absent (2). Basilateral setae absent (1, 3) or single strong seta on each side of the anal tergite present (2). Anal point slightly lanceolate, usually with 4 or 5 spinulae (1), anal point broadly rounded or slightly cut apically, usually with 7 or 8 spinulae (2) or anal point distinctly narrowed and strongly elongated, usually with 4 spinulae (3) (Figs 5��� 9, 10 ��� 14, 15���18 respectively). Superior volsella concave (1) or transversally cut (2, 3) (Figs 19���21). Pearshaped lobe of digitus with narrow conical tip, relatively small in comparison with superior volsella (1, 3) or pear-shaped lobe of digitus roundish, relatively stout in comparison with superior volsella (2) (Figs 19���21). Inner margin of coxite above median volsella distinctly concave (1), straight (2) or slightly concave (3) (Figs 22���24). The shape of inferior volsellae of the species compared is also distinct when the structures are examined in properly mounted specimens (Figs 25���27). The wing of Tanytarsus salmelai has a distinct shape, colouration and chaetotaxy (Fig. 3), whereas the wings of T. brundini and T. curticornis are very similar (Figs 1 and 2). Slight differences can be observed in the chaetotaxy, i.e. the number of macrotrichia in cells under M 3 + 4, Cu 1, An and on veins R 4 + 5, Cu and neighbouring false veins (higher number in T. brundini). For differences in measurable characters of males Tanytarsus brundini Lindeberg, T. curticornis Kieffer and T. salmelai, see Table. In addition, Lindeberg (l.c.) based his separation of Tanytarsus brundini and T. curticornis on observations of their swarming behaviour. We confirm that swarms containing both species appear rarely. 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