taxonID	type	description	language	source
032AE09A8C07F4786217C330DB7E9654.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named " pallidus ", Latin adjective meaning pale, referring to the conspicuous pale body colour compared to other Holarctic Gymnometriocnemus.	en	Stur, Elisabeth, Ekrem, Torbjorn (2015): A review of Norwegian Gymnometriocnemus (Diptera, Chironomidae) including the description of two new species and a new name for Gymnometriocnemusvolitans (Goetghebuer) sensu Brundin. ZooKeys 508: 127-142, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874
032AE09A8C07F4786217C330DB7E9654.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Gymnometriocnemus (Gymnometriocnemus) pallidus can be separated from other Gymnometriocnemus species by the following combination of characters in the adults: body pale yellow-green; male with short inconspicuous virga, gonostylus with convex outer margin and weakly developed crista dorsalis. Female with setae on most of wing surface, including numerous in cell m; antenna with apical flagellomere pointed and longer than flagellomere 4; genitalia with long rami, about the same length as notum.	en	Stur, Elisabeth, Ekrem, Torbjorn (2015): A review of Norwegian Gymnometriocnemus (Diptera, Chironomidae) including the description of two new species and a new name for Gymnometriocnemusvolitans (Goetghebuer) sensu Brundin. ZooKeys 508: 127-142, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874
032AE09A8C07F4786217C330DB7E9654.taxon	description	Description. Male adult (n = 5 unless otherwise stated). Wing length 1.21 - 1.30, 1.28 mm. Colouration pale yellow-green body, legs and antennae; slightly darker bands on scutum; postnotum, dorsal side of head, ventral part of preepisternum pale brown; eyes dark brown. Head. Antennal ratio in Table 1. Temporal setae 9 - 10; palp lengths (in µm): 25 / 30 / 90 - 100 / 80 - 90 (4) / 110 - 115 (4). Thorax. Antepronotum with 2 - 6, 3 setae. Dorsocentrals 10 - 17, 13; acrostichals 7 - 12, 10, minute and difficult to discern; prealars 3 - 4; scutellars 6 - 7. Wing (Fig. 5 B). Costa moderately extended, not reaching half way to apex of M 1 + 2; R 2 + 3 approaching costa at 1 / 3 distance between R 1 and R 4 + 5. Macrotrichia present on membrane in apical half of wing, 0 - 2 setae in cell m. Veins Sc, R 2 + 3, M and pseudovein without setae. Legs. Fore tibia with one spur, 35 µm long; mid tibia with two spurs ca. 20 - 25 µm long; hind tibia with well-developed comb and 2 spurs, ca. 20 and 35 µm long. Fore leg ratios in Table 1. Hypopygium (Fig. 4 B). Ninth tergite with 10 - 15, 13 setae, median setae stronger and situated on an obvious anal point. Virga 15 - 20 µm long consisting of two spines. Inferior volsella well-developed lobe; gonostylus with slightly convex outer margin. Female adult (n = 1). Wing length 1.23 mm. Colouration as male. Head. Antenna (Fig. 3 E) with five flagellomeres, lengths (in µm): 75 / 60 / 70 / 60 / 70. Temporal setae 9; palp lengths (in µm): 25 / 30 / 95 / - / -. Thorax. Antepronotum with 6 setae. Dorsocentrals 18; acrostichals 11; prealars 3; scutellars 6. Wing (Fig. 3 D). Costa well extended, reaching slightly past half way to apex of M 1 + 2; R 2 + 3 approaching costa at 1 / 3 distance between R 1 and R 4 + 5. Macrotrichia present on membrane in whole wing. Veins M, Sc and R 2 + 3 without setae. Legs. Fore tibia with one spur, 20 µm long; mid tibia lost; hind tibia with well-developed comb and 2 spines, ca. 35 - 40 µm long. Tarsus of fore leg lost (LR 1 not measurable). Genitalia (Fig. 3 F). Gonocoxite IX with 7 setae. Ninth tergite undivided, semi-circular with 12 setae; cercus 50 µm long; seminal capsules about 70 µm long and 45 µm wide, seminal tubules about 325 µm long. Notum as long as rami, 87 µm. Inner lobe of gonapophysis VIII broadly rounded with numerous long medially directed microtrichiae. Immature stages unknown	en	Stur, Elisabeth, Ekrem, Torbjorn (2015): A review of Norwegian Gymnometriocnemus (Diptera, Chironomidae) including the description of two new species and a new name for Gymnometriocnemusvolitans (Goetghebuer) sensu Brundin. ZooKeys 508: 127-142, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874
346AD54391BD0EF571A6D66FF068CC32.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named " autumnalis ", Latin adjective meaning belonging to autumn, referring to the time of the year when the type material was collected.	en	Stur, Elisabeth, Ekrem, Torbjorn (2015): A review of Norwegian Gymnometriocnemus (Diptera, Chironomidae) including the description of two new species and a new name for Gymnometriocnemusvolitans (Goetghebuer) sensu Brundin. ZooKeys 508: 127-142, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874
346AD54391BD0EF571A6D66FF068CC32.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Gymnometriocnemus (Raphidocladius) autumnalis can be separated from other Gymnometriocnemus species by the following combination of characters in the adult male: body brown, dark brown; virga long and conspicuous with strong lateral sclerotization, anal tergite without dorsal anal point or ridge, gonostylus with convex outer margin and well-defined median crista dorsalis.	en	Stur, Elisabeth, Ekrem, Torbjorn (2015): A review of Norwegian Gymnometriocnemus (Diptera, Chironomidae) including the description of two new species and a new name for Gymnometriocnemusvolitans (Goetghebuer) sensu Brundin. ZooKeys 508: 127-142, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874
346AD54391BD0EF571A6D66FF068CC32.taxon	description	Description. Male adult (n = 4 unless otherwise stated). Wing length 1.30 - 1.52, 1.43 mm. Colouration completely brown, dark brown except for pale transverse bands posteriorly on abdominal tergites V-VIII, narrower on tergite V. Head. Antennal ratio in Table 1. Temporal setae 8 - 10, 9; palp lengths (in µm): 25 / 35 / 80 - 90 / 75 - 90 / 105 - 125. Thorax. Antepronotum with 2 setae. Dorsocentrals 10 - 11; acrostichals 8 - 9, minute and difficult to discern; prealars 4 - 6; scutellars 2 - 5. Wing (Fig. 5 D). Costa moderately extended, not reaching half way to apex of M 1 + 2; R 2 + 3 approaching costa at 1 / 2 distance between R 1 and R 4 + 5. Macrotrichia frequent on membrane in apical 1 / 3 of wing, absent from cell m, few (0 - 6) in cells cu + an. Veins Sc, R 2 + 3, M, Cu, PCu and pseudovein without setae. Legs. Fore tibia with one spur, 40 µm long; mid tibia with two spurs ca. 20 µm long; hind tibia with well-developed comb and 2 spines, ca. 50 µm long. Fore leg ratios in Table 1. Hypopygium (Fig. 4 D). Ninth tergite with 16 - 19, 18 setae, without anal point or ridge. Virga 110 - 120, 115 µm long consisting of two spines, with strong lateral sclerotization. Inferior volsella well-developed lobe; gonostylus with slightly convex outer margin and well-defined median crista dorsalis. Female and immature stages unknown.	en	Stur, Elisabeth, Ekrem, Torbjorn (2015): A review of Norwegian Gymnometriocnemus (Diptera, Chironomidae) including the description of two new species and a new name for Gymnometriocnemusvolitans (Goetghebuer) sensu Brundin. ZooKeys 508: 127-142, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874
A80C0155C63C396BCE19C0C07026656E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Gymnometriocnemus (Raphidocladius) kamimegavirgus can be separated from other species of the genus Gymnometriocnemus by having well-developed, long virga (about the length of the gonocoxite); AR 0.9 - 1.1 (n = 5); LR 1 about 0.53 - 0.56 (n = 3); wing membrane with setae at the apex only, occasionally with 1 - 2 setae proximally in cell an; R 2 + 3 situated in the middle between R 1 and R 4 + 5; dark brown almost blackish thorax and head, slightly paler abdomen and legs.	en	Stur, Elisabeth, Ekrem, Torbjorn (2015): A review of Norwegian Gymnometriocnemus (Diptera, Chironomidae) including the description of two new species and a new name for Gymnometriocnemusvolitans (Goetghebuer) sensu Brundin. ZooKeys 508: 127-142, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.508.9874
