taxonID	type	description	language	source
64209269E0C95629BE134CAF0EBA1E6E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: adult male, leg. L. Latella; Adige River in the city of Verona, Veneto Region, Italy (altitude = 61 m a. s. l.; 45 ° 26 ' 58.68 " N, 10 ° 58 ' 52.81 " E); 13 April 2020. The holotype (on one slide and abdomen in one tube) is deposited in the entomological collection of MUSE-Museo delle Scienze, Trento, Italy (Accession number: cINV 0017 _ s 61 v 73).	en	Lencioni, Valeria, Moubayed, Joel (2021): Synorthocladius federicoi sp. nov., a new species occurring in the middle basin of the Adige River, northern Italy (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). ZooKeys 1057: 105-116, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1057.68175, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1057.68175
64209269E0C95629BE134CAF0EBA1E6E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named ' Synorthocladius federicoi ' after Federico, the first author's son, who has an inherited passion for insects and contributed to the collection of chironomids with the light trap.	en	Lencioni, Valeria, Moubayed, Joel (2021): Synorthocladius federicoi sp. nov., a new species occurring in the middle basin of the Adige River, northern Italy (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). ZooKeys 1057: 105-116, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1057.68175, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1057.68175
64209269E0C95629BE134CAF0EBA1E6E.taxon	description	Diagnostic characters. Head: Frontal tubercles broadly semi-circular, coronal triangle and coronal suture reduced, coronal setae absent; temporals 6; last flagellomere of antenna bilobed apically, with numerous curved sensilla chaetica; AR 0.90. Palpomere 3 without sensilla coeloconica. Clypeus inverted safety helmet shaped, with 5 setae. Thorax: Lobes of antepronotum not gaping, thinner basally; acrostichals 2; dorsocentrals 7 - 8, uniserial; prealars 4; humeral pit absent; scutellars 6; squama with 4 - 5 setae. Legs. Sensilla chaetica on tibiae and tarsomeres ta 1 - ta 5 of PI-PII, only on tarsomeres ta 1 - ta 5 of PIII. Abdomen: Tergites II-VI with a unique distribution of setae in two longitudinal rows. Tergite IX broadly semicircular, bearing a hump, postero-median and caudal areas with 15 setae mostly located close to base of anal point. Anal point triangular, short and sharply pointed, distinctly curving upwards distally. Sternapodeme orally projecting; phallapodeme unusual comma-like. Virga present, branched apically. Gonocoxite with dorsal distal half parallel-sided; ventral side broadly expanded, bearing several stout setae placed in 2 arched rows. Superior volsella swollen. Inferior volsella subtriangular, inwardly projecting into a spherical lobe, which is hyaline and bare. Gonostylus atypically shaped; globular when viewed dorsally, bean-like in ventral view; crista dorsalis absent; megaseta well developed, tongs-like, visible only in dorsal view.	en	Lencioni, Valeria, Moubayed, Joel (2021): Synorthocladius federicoi sp. nov., a new species occurring in the middle basin of the Adige River, northern Italy (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). ZooKeys 1057: 105-116, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1057.68175, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1057.68175
64209269E0C95629BE134CAF0EBA1E6E.taxon	description	Description. Adult male (n = 1; Figs 1 A, C-D, F, H, J, L; 2 A, C-I). Medium- to large-sized Synorthocladius species. Total length 2.35 mm. Wing length 1.85 mm. TL / WL = 1.27. Colouration. Blackish species with greenish to brownish legs. Head dark brown including eyes and pedicel; antenna brownish. Thorax with contrasting blackish to dark green mesonotal stripes, area between thoracic stripes greenish; scutellum distinctly contrasting, blackish to brownish. Wing pale brown. Anal segment brown to dark brown with contrasting dark brown to pale gonostylus. Head. (Fig. 1 A). Eyes bare, hairs absent on inner lateral margin; frontal tubercle spherical and well developed; coronal suture reduced, coronal setae absent; temporals 6, uniserial, including 4 inner and 2 outer verticals. Antenna 13 - segmented, 790 µm long; last flagellomere (Fig. 1 C-D, apical part) 265 µm long, strongly clubbed and bilobed apically, bearing numerous characteristic curved sensilla chaetica; antennal groove begins on segment 3 and reaches the last flagellomere; AR 0.9. Palp 5 - segmented, segments 1 - 2 fused; length (in µm) of segments: 30, 45, 70, 65, 125; palpomere 3 (Fig. 1 F) with 2 sensilla clavata, sensilla coeloconica absent. Clypeus (Fig. 1 H) inverted safety helmet shaped, with 5 setae in 3 rows. Thorax. Lobes of antepronotum (Fig. 1 J) not gaping and thinner dorsally; acrostichals 2, starting about 150 µm from tip of antepronotum; dorsocentrals 7 - 8, uniserial; prealars 4; humeral pit absent, notopleural suture (Fig. 1 L) with parapsidal fork bent forwards; scutellum with 6 uniserial setae, inserted medially (3 on each side of the midline); preepisternum bare. Wing. Brachiolum with 1 seta. Number and distribution of setae on veins: R, 5; R 1 + 2, 0; R 2 + 3, 1; remaining veins bare; squama with 4 - 5 setae in 1 row. Legs. Femora of PI and PII subequal, tarsomere ta 5 of PI-PIII of same size (100 µm long). Tibial spurs present on PI-PIII; length (in µm) of spurs: 50 (PI), 60 (PII), 25 (PIII); pseudospurs absent. Sensilla chaetica present on tibiae and tarsomeres ta 1 - ta 5 of PI-PII, only present on tarsomeres ta 1 - ta 5 of PIII. Length (µm) and proportions of legs as in Table 1. Abdomen. Tergites II-VI (Fig. 2 A) with a novel chaetotaxy: two longitudinal rows of setae, 3 to 6 setae on each side of the midline, fewer on tergites V and VI. Hypopygium as in Fig. 2 C (dorsal) and G (ventral, with tergite IX, anal point and gonostylus ommited). Tergite IX about 50 µm long and 100 µm maximum width, broadly semi-circular, postero-median and caudal areas with 15 setae (5 located medially, 10 mostly located close to base of anal point); a distinct hump present medio-dorsally, clearly visible in lateral view (Fig. 2 D). Anal point (Fig. 2 C, D) 25 µm long, 30 µm wide at base, triangular, short and sharply pointed apically, distal part markedly curved upwards (when viewed laterally as in Fig. 2 D), basal margin broadly semi-circular. Laterosternite IX with 8 setae (4 on each side). Sternapodeme and phallapodeme as in Fig. 2 G, transverse sternapodeme bowed anteriorly; phallapodeme unusual, comma-like. Virga (Fig. 2 C, I) well developed and branched apically. Gonocoxite 160 µm long, 80 - 90 µm wide at base; widest at base and rounded apically; dorsal distal half parallel-sided; ventrally broadly expanded (Fig. 2 G), the lobe occupying about 75 % of the total length of the gonocoxite, with several stout setae placed in 2 arched rows. Superior volsella swollen. Inferior volsella (Fig. 2 C, H) broadly subtriangular at base, inwardly projecting and narrowing into a spherical transparent apex; anterior margin concave, with sclerotization; posterior margin convex, with 3 - 4 stout setae in 1 row. Gonostylus 55 µm long, 35 µm maximum width, atypically shaped for the genus as shown in Fig. 2 C, E, F, globular or bean-like (depending on the angle of view); dorsally (Fig. 2 C) with 3 - 4 stout setae located on distal and lateral parts, anteriorly with distinct sclerotization; ventrally (Fig. 2 F) with conspicuous sclerotization anteriorly, with stout setae in a circular row; crista dorsalis absent; megaseta (Fig. 2 C, E) 10 - 12 µm long, tongs-like and well-developed, inserted dorsally halfway from the apex, only visible in dorsal view. HV (total body length divided by length of gonostylus 10 times) = 4.27; HR (length of gonocoxite divided by length of gonostylus) = 2.91. Female, pupa and larva: unknown.	en	Lencioni, Valeria, Moubayed, Joel (2021): Synorthocladius federicoi sp. nov., a new species occurring in the middle basin of the Adige River, northern Italy (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae). ZooKeys 1057: 105-116, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1057.68175, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1057.68175
