Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes (Meigen)

Li, Xing & Wang, Xin-hua, 2014, New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae), ZooKeys 387, pp. 73-87 : 79-80

Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) fuscipes (Meigen)

Chironomus fuscipes Meigen, 1818: 49

Metriocnemus fuscipes (Meigen); van der Wulp (1875: 136); Sæther (1989: 423, 1995: 58); Wang (2000: 637)

Material examined.

CHINA: Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Liupan Mountain, 35°47'22"N, 106°17'36"E, 1 male, 4.viii.1987, light trap, W. Wang. Liaoning Province, Changbai Mountain, 41°2'40"N, 122°37'38"E, 1 male, 1.v.1994, light trap, X. Wang. Tibet, Yadong County, 27°29'5"N, 88°54'25"E, 1male, 29.viii.2003, light trap, H. Xue.

Remarks.

This species is easily recognized by the lack of virga, pointed anal point, low inferior volsella with apical hump, LR3 only 0.38-0.39 and AR = 0.9-1.2 ( Sæther 1989). The Chinese specimens have a slightly higher AR (1.28-1.42) than that given by Sæther (1989) (AR = 0.86-1.17).

Distribution.

The species is recorded from the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions ( Ashe and O’Connor 2012). In China the species was collected in Palaearctic China.