First record of the genus Krenopelopia (Diptera: Chironomidae) from China, with a description of Krenopelopia wangi sp. nov.
The genus Krenopelopia Fittkau, 1962 is recorded from China for the first time. Krenopelopia wangi Zhang & Lin, sp. nov. is described and illustrated as adults. Species status is supported by COI DNA barcodes. A key to adult males of Krenopelopia worldwide is presented.
Authors
- Zhi-Chao Zhang
- YAN ZHANG
- JUN-WEI CHEN
- Xiao‐Long Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6544-6204)
Institutions
- Shanghai University (CN)
- Impact Assessment (US)
- Shanghai Ocean University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5673.2.7
- Primary Topic
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00