Taxonomic review of Ablabesmyia Johannsen (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae) from Oriental China, with descriptions of six new species

Six new species of the genus Ablabesmyia are described and illustrated from Oriental China: A. ( Ablabesmyia ) lyrata sp. n. and A. ( Ablabesmyia ) pectinata sp. n. each based on the male adult and pupa; and A. ( Ablabesmyia ) huananensis sp. n., A. ( Ablabesmyia ) praegracilis sp. n., A. ( Ablabesmyia ) bifurca sp. n. and A. ( Karelia ) daiensis sp. n. each based on the male adult. The subgenus Karelia is recorded from China for the first time. In addition, A. ( Ablabesmyia ) alba Chaudhuri, Debnath et Nandi and A. ( Ablabesmyia ) maculitibialis Chaudhuri, Debnath et Nandi are redescribed based on the male adult, and new distribution records are given for A. ( Ablabesmyia ) prorasha Kobayashi et Kubota, A. ( Ablabesmyia ) amamisimplex Sasa and A. ( Ablabesmyia ) jogancornua Sasa et Okazawa.