Ablabesmyia reissi, spec. nov., a new species of Tanypodinae from Rio Negro province, Argentina, with descriptions of the adult female and preimaginal stages (Insecta, Diptera, Chironomidae)

Abstract

A description is offered for the adult male, female and preimaginal stages of Ablabesmyia reissi sp. nov. The species´subgeneric position is discussed and the new reissi species group created. Ecological features and the habitat at the type locality are described.