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Zootaxa. 2022 Apr 21;5128(3):397-410. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5128.3.5.
One newly described species of Chironomidae, Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) cranstoni sp. nov., was discovered in ephemeral rock pools from the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains in South Africa. Desiccation-resistant larvae were obtained from bottom sediments of rock pools that had been dry for the previous several months. After rehydration, ex situ adults emerged and were collected. The morphology and diagnostic characters of the new species (male and female adults) are described here together with an analysis based on their COI gene sequence.
一种新描述的摇蚊科（Polypedilum）物种，Pentapedilum（Cranstonius）cranstoni sp. nov.，在南非马洛蒂-德拉肯斯堡山脉的短暂性岩石池中被发现。从已经干燥了前几个月的岩石池底部沉积物中获得了抗干燥的幼虫。重新水合后，离体成虫出现并被收集。本文描述了新物种（雌雄成虫）的形态和鉴别特征，并基于其 COI 基因序列进行了分析。
