Heterotrissocladius scutellatus (Goetghebuer)

Metriocnemus (Heterotrissocladius) scutellatus Goetghebuer, 1942: 15 . Heterotrissocladius grimshawi (Edwards, 1929): Brundin 1949: 704. Heterotrissocladius scutellatus (Goetghebuer): Saether 1975: 43 –47.

Material examined. Ningxia Autonomous Region, Liupanshan Natural Conversation Area, sweep net, 1 male, 4.viii.1988, X. Wang.

Remarks. The specimen from China has 14 squamal setae and the relatively high palpomere 5th/3rd length ratio 1.19, while the specimens from Europe have 25–48 squamal setae and palpomere 5th/3rd length ratio lower than 1.0 (Saether 1975). As most of other characters are quite uniform, we believe this is intraspecific variation.

Distribution. This species has been recorded from Austria (Goetghebuer 1942: 16) and Germany (Wülker 1958: 810). In China, it was found in Ningxia Autonomous Region (Palaearctic region).