Rheotanytarsus kusii Kyerematen et Andersen, 2002

Armitage, Brian J., Andersen, Trond, Giłka, Wojciech, Castillo Sánchez, Kayla N., Ríos González, Tomás A. & Aguirre, Yusseff P., 2025, The Diptera of Panama. II. A first benchmark for the family Chironomidae, Zootaxa 5613 (2), pp. 201-240 : 219

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5613.2.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15216613
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scientific name	Rheotanytarsus kusii Kyerematen et Andersen, 2002
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Rheotanytarsus kusii Kyerematen et Andersen, 2002 View in CoL *

Kyerematen et Andersen, 2002: 37 [ Mexico].

Material examined. Panama, Chiriquí Province, Cuenca 104, Bugaba District, La Concepcíon , Rio Güigala , Vias del Ferrocarril , Puente Antiguo, 2 males, 12 March 2021 , UV light trap, leg Y.Aguirre & T. Ríos . Chiriquí Province, Cuenca 108, David District, San Pablo Viejo , Rio Platanal , puente vía Interamericana antes de llegar a la entrada de Bagala, 1 male, 12 February 2021 , UV light trap, leg Y. Aguirre & T. Ríos ; as previous except 19 males, 12 April 2021 . Chiriquí Province, Cuenca 108, Gualaca District, Río Majagua , Potrerillos , Banquito de Palmira , 1 male, 20 June–4 July 2019 , Malaise trap, leg Y. Aguirre & T. Ríos . Chiriquí Province, Cuenca 108, Boquete District, Quebrada sin nombre, 5 km NE Volcán Barú cráter, 3 males, 8 May 2017 , UV light trap, leg E. Àlvarez, E. Peréz & T. Ríos .

Distribution in Neotropics. Mexico, Panama.

Note. So far known from a single male recorded from a fast-flowing lowland river with stony and sandy substratum in Mexico ( Kyerematen & Andersen 2002). Adult males are photophilous - both Mexican and Panamanian specimens were mostly sampled using light traps, at rivers and streams. Probably one of the most common Rheotanytarsus species in Panama.