First Record of the Genus Conochironomus Freeman (Diptera: Chironomidae) with Integrative Taxonomy of C. tobaterdecimus (Kikuchi & Sasa) from India Mukherjee Bindarika1,2, Hui Poulami1,3, Hazra Niladri1,* 1Entomology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, Purba Bardhaman, 713104, West Bengal, India *Email: nhazra@zoo.buruniv.ac.in (corresponding author); ORCID ID 0000-0001-8149-9445
2Email: bindabdn@gmail.com; ORCID ID 0000-0002-9792-7931
3Email: moupou1997@gmail.com; ORCID ID 0000-0003-1455-7427
Online Published on 31 August, 2024. Abstract The genus Conochironomus Freeman is recorded for the first time from India. The known species C. tobaterdecimus (Kikuchi and Sasa, 1990) is redescribed and illustrated. DNA barcoding of C. tobaterdecimus is also done. The molecular barcoding infers us that species have a wide range of distribution. Endochironomus effususDutta, Majumdar and Chaudhuri, 1994 is proposed here as junior synonym of C. tobaterdecimus. A pictorial key and a tentative phylogenetic relationship of the described species are also given based on known males. Top Keywords Conochironomus, Key, Cytochrome oxidase I, Genetic distance, Molecular barcoding, New record, Oriental region, Phylogeny, Consensus tree, Consistency index, Retention index, Synonymy. Top |