title: A new invasive weed-feeding species of Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) Kieffer from South Africa (Diptera: Chironomidae, Chironominae).
abstract: Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) tuburcinatum Andersen et Bello González sp. n. is described and figured as male, female, pupa and larva based on material collected in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa, imported into quarantine in Ireland and reared in the laboratory. The species feeds on the aquatic weed Lagarosiphon major (Ridl.) Moss ex Wager and is regarded as a promising candidate agent for biological control of this invasive weed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural History, University Museum of Bergen, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7800, N-5020 Bergen, Norway; Email: trond.andersen@uib.no.
authors.forename: Trond
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ecologia y Sistematica de Ciudad de la Habana, Carretera Varona 11835 e/Oriente y Lindero, La Habana 19, CP 11900, Calabazar, Boyeros, La Habana, Cuba.; Email: ocbellog@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Orestes C Bello
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: González
authors.affiliation: Biocontrol Research Unit, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.; Email: janrobert.baars@ucd.ie.
authors.forename: Jan-Robert
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Baars
authors.affiliation: Biocontrol Research Unit, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.; Email: willearle4@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Earle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D011679:Pupa; D013019:South Africa