Microtendipes britteni (Edwards)

Qi, Xin & Wang, Xinhua, 2006, A review of Microtendipes Kieffer from China (Diptera: Chironomidae), Zootaxa 1108, pp. 37-51 : 40

Microtendipes britteni (Edwards)

Chironomus (Microtendipes) britteni Edwards, 1929: 399

Microtendipes britteni (Edwards) , Pinder 1978: 128; Ashe and Cranston 1990: 289; Sasa 1980: 29; Sasa and Kawai 1987: 22; Wang 2000: 645

Microtendipes chloris (Meigen) , sensu Wang 2000: 645

Microtendipes diffinis (Edwards) , sensu Wang 2000: 645

Material examined. CHINA: Beijing City, Huairou District, 1 male, 15.X.1994, light trap, X. Wang; Guangdong Province, Fengkai County, Heishiding Nature Conservation Area, 1 male, 20.IV.1988, light trap, X. Wang; Liaoning Province, Dandong City, Kuandian County, 1 male, 22.IV.1992, light trap, J. Wang; Shandong Province, Zaozhuang City, Baodugu, 1 male, 28.V.1994, light trap, X. Wang; Guizhou Province, Daomai County, Dashahe River Nature Conservation Area, 4 males, 30.V.2004, light trap, H. Tang; Guizhou Province, Maolan County, Sancha River, 9 males, 28.VII.1995, light trap, W. Bu; Shaanxi Province, Liuba County, Miaotaizi, 10 males, 3.VIII.1994, light trap, W. Bu.

Remarks. The coloration is characteristic in the males, having a dark thorax, greenish yellow abdomen, black front tibia, and remaining leg segments yellow. The subtriangular anal point is uncommon. According to Sasa (1980) and Pinder (1978), specimens from Europe and Japan have 3 or 4 lateral setae medially on the superior volsella, whereas the Chinese specimens have 3–7 setae. Some Chinese specimens of this species were misidentified and listed as M. chloris (Meigen) and M. diffinis (Edwards) by Wang (2000).