Three new species of the subfamily Opisthocosmiinae from China (Dermaptera, Forficulidae), with new synonymies and combinations
Author
Sun, Meiling
Author
Li, Kai
Author
Liu, Xianwei
text
Zootaxa
2016
4109
3
359
371
journal article
39121
10.11646/zootaxa.4109.3.6
b850186c-256a-4292-b943-e58d2c578c62
1175-5326
266075
2C54621D-7DEC-4492-A41C-96036D85F566
Timomenus aeris
(
Shiraki, 1906
)
Apterygida aeris
Shiraki, 1906
: 9
.
Tinomenus aeris
Burr, 1911
: 93
.
Timomenus taboensis
Shiraki, 1928
: 23
(synonymized by Brindle, 1969: 245).
Timomenus iteratus
Steinmann, 1982
: 370
(Syn. nov.)
Timomenus morsus
Steinmann, 1982
: 373
(Syn. nov.)
Measurements.
Total body: ♀ 14.0; forceps: ♀ 5.0.
Material.
4♀♀,
Taiwan
,
China
, 1935.
V.27
, collected by Ouchi; 1♀, Mushan,
Taiwan
,
China
, 1935.
VII.6
, collected by Ouchi; 1♀, Longhu Mountain, Long’an, Guangxi,
China
, 1999.
VIII.29‒IX.1
, collected by Liu Xian- Wei
et al
..
Distribution.
China
(Zhejiang, Hunan, Fujian, Hainan,
Taiwan
, Guangxi),
Vietnam
,
Indonesia
.
Discussion.
In
Dermaptera
, many species show great variation in the forceps of male.
Timomenus morsus
Steinmann, 1982
refers to the lighter form of this species, in which the head and pronotum are yellowish.
Timomenus iteratus
Steinmann, 1982
refers to the f.
macrolabia
of this species.