Micropsectra sofiae Stur & Ekrem 2006, SP. NOV.

• Main Authors: Stur, Elisabeth, Ekrem, Torbjørn
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2006
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Chironomidae; Micropsectra; Micropsectra sofiae; Lappland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5490734; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C487865927FFBBFC3D028CFA50FD30

MICROPSECTRA SOFIAE SP. NOV. Holotype P(£) (ZSM), Germany, Bavaria, Berchtesgaden National Park, Herrenroint, spring no.300, 12°58′20E, 47°34′40 N, 1250 m a.s.l., 29.IX. 2000, S. Wiedenbrug. 69 paratypes: 15££ (ZSM, 1£ ZMBN = To92) Germany, Bavaria, Berchtesgaden National Park, Schapbach spring no. 360, 1140 m a.s.l., 12°57′29E, 47°34′58 N, 7.IX. 2001, 14.IX. 2001, 23.IX. 2001 & 29.IX. 2001, S. Wiedenbrug; 18££ (ZSM), as previous except 20.ix.1996, 27.ix.1996, 4.x.1996 & 27.x.1996, I. Schrankel; 13££ (ZSM), Germany, Bavaria, Berchtesgaden National Park, Herrenroint, spring no.312, 12°58′30E, 47°34′50 N, 1150 m a.s.l., 7.IX. 2001 & 23.IX. 2001, S. Wiedenbrug; 2££ as previous except 6.ix.1996, I. Schrankel; 4££ as previous except spring no.308, 12°58′20E, 47°34′40 N, 1250 m a.s.l., 7.ix.2001 & 23.ix.2001, S. Wiedenbrug; 3££ as previous except 6.ix.1996, 13.ix.1996 & 31.viii.1996, I. Schrankel; 1£ Germany, Bavaria, Berchtesgaden National Park, spring no. 351, 29.ix.2000, P. Martin; 2 P(£) & 1 P(£) (ZSM) Germany, Bavaria, Berchtesgaden National Park, Klausbach at Lahnwald cabin, 30.vi.2000, E. Stur; 1$ (ZSM) Germany, Bavaria, Allgäu, Rappensee, 24.-27.vi.1976, Mendl; 1£ as previous except 24–27.vi.1976; 4££ (ZSM), Finland, Lappland, spring at Oulanka research station, 14.viii.1967, F. Reiss; 1£ (ZSM), Italy, Südtirol, Dolomites, Misurina lake, 10.vi.1967, F. Reiss; 5££ (4 ZMBN, 1 MGDL) Luxembourg, Gutland, SW Kopstal, rheocrene spring, no. LUXqu25, sweep net, 25.vi.2002, T. Ekrem; 1£ (ZSM), France, Ailefroide, French Alps, 30.vii.1956, Clastrier; 1 P(£) (PHL), France, Pyrenees, Mitja, ‘ Bassin’ small reservoir nr. G1, 17.xi.1996, P. H. Langton; 1£ as previous except 13.vii.1956; 2££ (WG), Poland, Tatra Mts., Kooecieliska valley, netting, 07.ix.2000, D. Graczyk. Etymology The species is named after our good friend and colleague, Sofia Wiedenbrug, who also collected the holotype. Diagnostic characters Micropsectra sofiae can be separated from other species in the atrofasciata group by the ...