taxonID	type	description	language	source
C013D6DC20D0BC14078FFDE182C16761.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Metriocnemus (Metriocnemus) aculeatus has been recorded from India (Chaudhuri et al. 1989) and the Oriental China.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
A75E4A3C1CB2542D8064FDD17B4CDB9A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species is recorded from the Nearctic, Palaearctic and Oriental regions (Ashe and O'Connor 2012). In China it was collected from Sichuan Province in Oriental China for first time.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
6B8C63954BCAC8BA894EEECA35124846.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species is previously recorded from the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions (Ashe and O'Connor 2012). In China it was collected in Tibet in Oriental China for first time.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
C46098B89293C06A59C52BCDDF6B895B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species is recorded from Russian Far East (Makarchenko and Makarchenko 2004). In China it was collected in Sichuan Province in Oriental China for first time.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
7C099B672702C29AAD349BE560D02016.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species is recorded from the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions (Ashe and O'Connor 2012). It was collected in both Oriental and Palaearctic China.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
CB8A91B7076046D9133DFB0D57409B5F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From Latin, calcaneum meaning the heel, referring to the short, strong outer projection on gonostylus. The species epithet is a noun in apposition.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
CB8A91B7076046D9133DFB0D57409B5F.taxon	description	Description. Male (n = 2). Total length 2.49 - 2.68 mm. Wing length 1.68 - 1.88 mm. Total length / wing length 1.43 - 1.48. Wing length / length of profemur 2.09 - 2.23. Coloration. Head and abdomen brown, thorax and legs yellow. Head. AR 1.43 - 1.58. Temporal setae 11, including 4 inner verticals, 3 outer verticals, and 4 postorbitals. Clypeus with 10 - 12 setae. Tentorium 123 - 150 µm long, 18 - 20 µm wide. Stipes 105 - 108 µm long, 25 - 40 µm wide. Palp segments lengths (in µm): 18 - 40, 43, 135 - 155, 105 - 118, 153 - 165. Length ratio of palpomere 5 / 3 1.06 - 1.13. Wing (Fig. 1). VR 1.16 - 1.34. Costal extension 110 - 150 µm long. Brachiolum with 1 seta, C extension with 8 non-marginal setae, Sc with 2 - 3, R with 18 - 19, R 1 with 16 - 17, R 4 + 5 with 25 - 32, RM with 1, M with 0 - 2, M 1 + 2 with 26, M 3 + 4 with 20, Cu with 0, Cu 1 with 7 setae. Pcu and An without setae. Wing membrane with setae in most cells, with 15 setae in cell m basally of RM, cell r 4 + 5 with 74 - 105, cell m 1 + 2 with 108 - 135, cell m 3 + 4 with 21 - 38 setae. Squama with 8 - 10 setae. Thorax. Antepronotum with 1 - 2 setae. Dorsocentrals 10 - 12, acrostichals 8 - 9, prealars 5. Scutellum with 7 - 8 setae. Legs. Spur of fore tibia 53 - 75 µm long, spurs of mid tibia 33 - 35 µm and 25 - 28 µm long, of hind tibia 53 - 58 µm and 28 µm long. Width at apex of fore tibia 38 - 43 µm, of mid tibia 35 - 43 µm, of hind tibia 45 - 50 µm. Comb of 12 setae, shortest 20 - 23 µm long, longest 50 - 63 µm long. First tarsomere of mid leg with 1 pseudospur, 20 µm long; hind leg without pseudospurs. Lengths (in µm) and proportions of legs as in Table 1. Hypopygium (Figs 2 - 3). Anal point proper 30 - 45 µm long, 23 - 25 µm wide, tapering from base to pointed apex; with 8 - 11 setae at base on tergite IX. Laterosternite IX with 10 - 13 setae. Phallapodeme 48 - 53 µm long; transverse sternapodeme 110 - 133 µm long. Gonocoxite 223 - 224 µm long. Gonostylus 83 - 90 µm long, with short, strong outer projection; crista dorsalis strong and pointed; megaseta 13 µm long. HR 2.49 - 2.70. HV 2.76 - 3.24.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
CB8A91B7076046D9133DFB0D57409B5F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The specimens were collected in Hebei Province in Palaearctic China.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
1F4292B5E6C7060E6B68738D4189CEC2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species was described by Saether (1995) in Qinghai Province in Palaearctic China based on a single male specimen. Later two more male slides have been made which collected in the same location as the holotype.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
D09A2F915687D0900EF3ECDBB52CD91D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species was described from Norway by Saether (1995). In China it was collected in Fujian Province in Oriental China.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
B9B1D17CB1091A456EC0C7322F7DA139.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species is known only from Tibet in Oriental China by Saether (1995).	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
F59427DA43747620FD37D4FBB9A9277C.taxon	distribution	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.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
96455D00DAF1C5200AE88E2AA745599B.taxon	distribution	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.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
9567EF9D4EB35A60EF5A7568C883D63E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species is recorded from the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions (Ashe and O'Connor 2012). It is known from both Oriental and Palaearctic China for first time.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
F6C3EB9C32DE88BBC19A26243411B60E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species is recorded from the Nearctic, Palaearctic and Oriental regions (Ashe and O'Connor 2012). It has been collected in both Oriental and Palaearctic China.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
E9C1BBB56A6C5F14CFFDD1D075F90288.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species was described from Japan (Sasa 1983), and it is a newly recorded in China. It is known from both Oriental and Palaearctic China.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
130CD4EB8C589FD9349E62D0A0305617.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species is recorded from the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions (Ashe and O'Connor 2012). The species has been collected in Oriental China for first time.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
67493D4596E918B4FC728FD7D76AC217.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species was described from India (Chaudhuri et al. 1989). It has been collected in both Oriental and Palaearctic China.	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
9CADFAE5EE3FB921A4CF125DE5F62B4A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. This species was only described from Oriental China by Saether (1995).	en	Li, Xing, Wang, Xin-hua (2014): New species and records of Metriocnemus van der Wulp s. str. from China (Diptera, Chironomidae). ZooKeys 387: 73-87, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.387.6408
