Unknown Species

I hope these Chinese specimens are not determined completely wrong… :-/ Comments or suggestions to give a better name is much appreciated, thanks a lot! Many images are preliminary—I know—and I'll replace them by sharper one and add more information as well
Andreas Plank (2008-05-29)

The following specimens were found in 2003-2005 in China on the Tibetan Plateau (see map). Further details see  Plank (2010)

Map of samples (Plank 2010)

Acricotopus indet 1

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  • premandible: 2 (or 1 with an incision)
  • seta S1: 2 (bifid)
  • mandible: 4-1-0-2 (inner-apical-outer-surface) large incised surface teeth/plate
  • mentum: middle 2, lateral 7 teeth (2 are hidden behind the 1st lateral), beard present
  • submental setation below 3.5st lateral teeth
  • seems to be a 4th instar
Mentum of Acricotopus indet1

Chironomidae indet 1

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  • mentum: 1 median tooth, 6 lateral
  • mandible: 3-1-1-3 (inner-apical-outer-surface)
  • postoccipital margin: lateral a broad ligament
  • antenna: not available
Mentum of Chironomidae indet1

Chironomidae indet 2

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  • mentum: 1 median tooth, 6/7 lateral;
  • mandible: 3-1-0-2 (inner-apical-outer-surface) large surface teeth;
  • premandible 2; seta S1 bifid but incised;
  • postoccipital margin: dark brown
  • antenna 5-segments, RO in the lower 3rd of segment 1
Mentum of Chironomidae indet2

Cricotopus sylvestris-gr. indet 1

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  • premandible 2+1 (apical+large basal)
  • seta S1 1.8 (inner shorter than outer)
  • mentum: 1 middle tooth, 6 lateral teeth, submental setation below 3.5th lateral tooth
  • mandible 3-1-0-0 strongly engraved at outer margin
  • antenna: RO-ratio (RO/ant-1st) ~0.15
  • postoccipital margin pale i.e. yellow
Mentum

Cricotopus sylvestris-gr. indet 2

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  • premandible: 2+1 (apical+basal);
  • seta S1: seems 1 simple long;
  • mentum: 1 median tooth, 6 lateral, submental setation (extremely) laterad;
  • mandible: 3.5/4-1-0-0 (inner-apical-outer-surface), outer margin slightly engraved
  • postoccipital margin: brown
  • antenna: blade ratio=1
Mentum

Diamesinae indet 1

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  • premandible: ? seta S1: ?;
  • mentum: 2 median teeth, 5-6? lateral, submental setation laterad;
  • mandible: 4-1-0-0 (inner-apical-outer-surface);
  • postoccipital margin: brown;
  • antenna ?
Mentum

Diamesinae indet 2

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  • premandible: ? seta S1: ?;
  • mentum: 1 median, convex tooth (~3-4 x 1st lateral) and 8-9? teeth lateral, submental setation below ~8th lateral tooth; quite large ventromental plates 
  • mandible: 4-1-0-0 (inner-apical-outer-surface);
  • postoccipital margin: brown with a braod ligament;
  • antenna 5 segments
Head

Pagastia indet (Diamesinae indet 3)

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  • mentum: 2 small median teeth, 6/7? lateral, submental setation very far away caudad below 6/(7?)th lateral tooth, large ventromental plates;
  • postoccipital margin: dark brown
  • possibly Pagastia
Head

Diamesinae indet 4

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  • mentum: 1 middle, 5-6 lateral, submentla setation below the outermost tooth
  • premandible 4(5?) teeth
  • mandible 6-1-0-0 (inner-apical-dorsal-surface), note: the 6 inner teeth have the pattern: 4 normal + 1 small + 1 normal, a lot of seta interna
  • antenna 5 segments
  • 3rd? instar
Head

Orthocladius type-S

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  • premandible: 1+1? (apical+basal); seta S1: 2.0 i.e. bifid;
  • mentum: 1 median tooth, 6 lateral, submental setation below 5-5.5th lateral tooth, long ventromental plates;
  • mandible: 3.5-1-0-0 (inner-apical-outer-surface), outer margin strongly engraved;
  • postoccipital margin: brown
Head

Pseudosmittia indet 2

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  • premandible: 2+1 (apical+basal)
  • seta S1: 2? can not be seen clearly
  • mandible: 3.5/4-1-1-0 (inner-apical-outer-surface)
  • mentum: lateral 5 teeth, submental setation below 1st lateral teeth
  • early instar 2nd/3rd
Head

Tanytarsini indet 1

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  • premandible: 2(+x)? (apical+basal),
  • mandible: 3-1-2-1 plate (inner-apical-outer-surface),
  • mentum: 1 middle (?crenate) lateral 5 teeth,
  • 4th? instar,
  • pop: postoccipital plate well developed (triangular),
  • pom: postoccipital margin brown,
  • head pale yellow,
  • antennal pedestal: ~2x width, with well developed spuron pedestal (about as long as wide)
Head