Described as
Chironomus brevinervis Holmgren, 1869a: p. 39 (lectotype designation: Saether, 1989a, p. 394)
Synonymy
Metriocnemus despectus Kieffer, 1926c: p. 87
Metriocnemus polaris Kieffer, 1926c: p. 87 pro parte
Paraphaenocladius despectus : Saether et al., 1984a: p. 263