A new species of Colosmittia Andersen et S？ther from Costa Rica (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)

colosmittia anamariae sp. n. from costa rica is described and figured as male imago. the genus colosmittia andersen et s？ther, 1994 was described based on a single species, c. clavata andersen et s？ther, 1994 from the west usambara mountains in tanzania, east africa. a second species, c. brasileira mendes et andersen, 2009 was recently described from brazil. the discovery of a third species in costa rica indicates that the genus might be widespread in the neotropical region.