Metriocnemus unilinearis
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Ordo: Diptera
Familia: Chironomidae
Genus: Metriocnemus
Name
Metriocnemus unilinearis Chaudhuri & Bhattacharyay – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Metriocnemus unilinearis Chaudhuri & Bhattacharyay in Chaudhuri et al. 1989[1]: 312; Sæther (1995[2]: 56); Wang (2000[3]: 637)
Material examined
CHINA: Tibet, Zhangmu, 28°46'26"N, 87°30'22"E, 1 male, 7.ix.1987, light trap, C. Deng. Tibet, Zhangmu, 28°46'26"N, 87°30'22"E, 1 male, 21.ix.1987, light trap, C. Deng. Tibet, Zhangmu, 28°46'26"N, 87°30'22"E, 1 male, 9.viii.1987, light trap, C. Deng. Guizhou Province, Fanjing Mountain, Huguo Temple, 27°54'43"N, 108°38'35"E, 1 male, 4.viii.2001, light trap, R. Zhang. Fujian Province, Wuyi Mountain, Tongmu County, 27 °43’ 46"N, 118°1'52"E, 2 males, 29.iv.1993, sweep net, W. Bu.
Remarks
This species can be separated from other Metriocnemus species by the following combination of characters: acrostichals 4–5, uniserial; scutellum with 12 irregularly arranged setae; squama with 7 setae; anal point narrow and pointed with 14 setae at base, and gonocoxite with a small, dorsal, flap–like setose lobe. The specimens from Tibet have a lower antennal ratio (AR = 0.66–0.88) than the Indian specimens (AR = 1.03).
Distribution
This species was described from India (Chaudhuri et al. 1989[1]). It has been collected in both Oriental and Palaearctic China.
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chaudhuri P, Bhattacharyay S, Dutta T (1989) Adults of orthocladiid midges of Metriocnemus group (Diptera: Chironomidae) from India. Oriental Insects 23: 307-327.
- ↑ Sæther O (1995) Metriocnemus van der Wulp: seven new species, revision of species, and new records (Diptera: Chironomidae). Annales de Limnologie 31(1): 35-64. doi: 10.1051/limn/1995002
- ↑ Wang X (2000) A revised checklist of Chironomidae from China (Diptera). In: Hoffrichter O (Ed) Late 20th century research on Chironomidae: an anthology from the 13th International Symposium on Chironomidae, Freiburg, 5–9 September 1997. Shaker Verlag, Aachen, 629-652.
