Metriocnemus dentipalpus

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Diptera
Familia: Chironomidae
Genus: Metriocnemus

Name

Metriocnemus dentipalpus Sæther – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile

• Metriocnemus dentipalpus Sæther, 1995: 44

Material examined

Holotype (ZMB No.145): CHINA: Tibet, Dingri, Chang Street, 28°39'31"N, 87°7'34"E, 1 male, 16.ix.1987, light trap, C. Deng.

Remarks

The species is similar to Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti Sæther, 1989 and Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) acutus Sæther, 1995 but can be separated on having 20 setae on vein M, an AR = 1.43, palp with a small apical tooth on each of palpomeres 3 and 4, anal point with concave margins and details of the hypopygium. Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) brusti only have 0–14 setae and Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) acutus without setae on vein M.

Distribution

The species is known only from Tibet in Oriental China by Sæther (1995).

Taxon Treatment

• Li, X; Wang, X; 2014: New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae) ZooKeys, 387: 73-87. doi