Metriocnemus intergerivus
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Ordo: Diptera
Familia: Chironomidae
Genus: Metriocnemus
Name
Metriocnemus intergerivus Sæther – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Metriocnemus intergerivus Sæther, 1995: 52
Material examined
CHINA: Hubei Province, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, He Mountain, Fenshuiling, 29°53'24"N, 110°2'1"E, 2 males, 12–16.vii.1999, light trap, B. Ji. Hubei Province, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Xianfeng County, Pingba, 29°24'57"N, 109°8'18"E, 2 males, 20.vii.1999, light trap, B. Ji. Liaoning Province, Changbai Mountain, 41°2'40"N, 122°37'38"E, 2 males, 1.v.1994, light trap, X. Wang. Sichuan Province, Daocheng County, Sangdui, 29°11'28"N, 100°6'32"E, 1 male, 13.vi.1996, light trap, X. Wang.
Remarks
The male imago combines a well developed virga with a low crista dorsalis, weak anal point, and low inferior volsella typical of the fuscipes group. The species has an AR = 1.78–2.42.
Distribution
The species is recorded from the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions (Ashe and O’Connor 2012[1]). It is known from both Oriental and Palaearctic China for first time.
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
Other References
- ↑ Ashe P, O’Connor J (2012) A World Catalogue of Chironomidae (Diptera). Part 2. Orthocladiinae (Section A & B). Irish Biogeographical Society & National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, 986 pp.
