C. javanus Kieffer

Yamamoto (2002) has suggested that this species should be in a separate subgenus Austrochironomus.



Illustration of the hypopygium of C. javanus

From Tokunaga (1964)

A greenish species with dark bands on the tarsi, and darkening of the cross veins of the wings.

Found: New South Wales - Manning River, Kundibakh.
            Northern Territory - Darwin.
            Queensland - Mareeba; Sarina; 3 km w. Sarina Beach.

            Broadly distributed through India, Indonesia, Japan and Pacific Islands such as Fiji, Caroline Islands and Marshall Islands.

Originally described in Australia and Papua New Guinea by Freeman (1961) as C. vitellinus.

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