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Harnischia complex (Diptera, Chironomidae): systematic notes featuring a new species and two new records from India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2025

Bindarika Mukherjee Open the ORCID record for Bindarika Mukherjee [Opens in a new window] ,
Arka Mukherjee Open the ORCID record for Arka Mukherjee [Opens in a new window] ,
Atanu Naskar Open the ORCID record for Atanu Naskar [Opens in a new window]  and
Dhriti Banerjee Open the ORCID record for Dhriti Banerjee [Opens in a new window]
Bindarika Mukherjee
Affiliation:
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan , Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Arka Mukherjee
Affiliation:
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan , Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Atanu Naskar*
Affiliation:
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan , Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Dhriti Banerjee
Affiliation:
Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan , Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Corresponding author: Atanu Naskar; Email: atanudiptera@gmail.com
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Abstract

The Harnischia complex of the tribe Chironomini (Diptera: Chironomidae) comprises 20 genera. In the present study, we contribute to the taxonomic understanding of the genera Beckidia Sæther, Cryptochironomus Kieffer, and Cryptotendipes Beck and Beck of this complex in India. Our study employed an integrative taxonomic approach, incorporating morphological characteristics and molecular tools, to describe a new Cryptotendipes species. The genus Cryptotendipes, which comprises 26 species globally, is represented by five species in India, including the species that is newly described in the present study. In addition, we report new faunistic records for Beckidia hirsti (Freeman, 1957) and Cryptochironomus tamaichimori Sasa in Sasa and Kawai, 1987 for the first time from India.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 157 , 2025 , e49
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Subject editor: Joel Kits

ZooBank Registration number: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A11864AC-B4E5-422B-9226-7C9A9D8504E5

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