Polynema (Polynema) bakkendorfi Hincks 1950

Polynema (Polynema) bakkendorfi Hincks, 1950 Fig. 6 Polynema bakkendorfi Hincks, 1950: 193. Material examined. China, Xinjiang: • 1 ♀, Gongliu, 43°13'33"N, 82°43'15"E, 10.VII.2021, Qin Li et al., sweeping; • 1 ♀, Keping, 40°29'47"N, 79°08'46"E, 28.VII.2022, Qin Li et al., sweeping; • 1 ♀, Qinhe, 46°40'39"N, 90°19'58"E, 10.VII.2020, Qin Li et al., sweeping; • 1 ♀, Qinhe, 46°26'05"N, 90°02'45"E, 9.VII.2020, Qin Li et al., sweeping; • 1 ♀, Yining, 43°52'59"N, 81°22'05"E, 7.VII.2021, Qin Li et al., sweeping. (All in ICXU). Diagnosis. Female. Body length 1000–1100 μm (n = 5). Body (Fig. 6 A) dark brown, scape and pedicel yellowish-brown, petiole yellowish-brown, legs dark brown. Antenna (Fig. 6 B) with scape smooth; F 2 the longest funicular, slightly longer than F 3; F 1 as long as F 4 and both the shortest funiculars; clava with seven mps. Mesoscutum (Fig. 6 C) with conspicuous reticulate sculpture. Forewing discal setae (Fig. 6 D) originating at the lower part of the stigmal vein. Metacoxa (Fig. 6 E) in lateral view almost as long as petiole. Male. Unknown. Hosts. Unknown. Distribution. China (Xinjiang); United Kingdom. Comments. This species is similar to P. (Polynema) neofuscipes, both having the mesoscutum with distinctly reticulate sculpture, but in the latter, the reticulation is less pronounced. Metacoxa in lateral view of the former is shorter than the petiole, while that of the latter is as long as the petiole.