New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
Author
Li, Xing
Author
Wang, Xin-hua
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ZooKeys
2014
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
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Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) eurynotus (Holmgren)
Chironomus obscuripes
Holmgren, 1869: 8, preoccupied
Chironomus eurynotus
Holmgren, 1883: 179
Metriocnemus eurynotus
(Holmgren);
Saether
(1995
: 44);
Wang (2000
: 637)
Material examined.
CHINA: Gansu Province, Yuzhong County,
35°50'35"N
,
104°6'45"E
, 1 male, 8.viii.1993, light trap, X. Wang. Sichuan Province, Jinfo Mountain,
30°3'30"N
,
103°53'15"E
, 1 male, 9.v.1986, light trap, X. Wang.
Remarks.
The male can be recognized on the completely
parallel-sided
anal point with broad, rounded apex; and the sharply triangular crista dorsalis.
Distribution.
The species is recorded from the Nearctic, Palaearctic and Oriental regions (
Ashe and
O'Connor
2012
). The species has been collected in both Oriental and Palaearctic China.