Taxonomic review of Palearctic Eurypogon Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Artematopodidae), with a redescription of the only European species and descriptions of three new species from China Author Packova, Gabriela 0000-0001-7949-619X gabriela.packova01@upol.cz Author Hájek, Jiří 0000-0001-5779-1542 jiri.hajek@nm.cz Author Geiser, Michael 0000-0002-9278-2358 m.geiser@nhm.ac.uk Author Kundrata, Robin 0000-0001-7949-619X gabriela.packova01@upol.cz text Zootaxa 2024 2024-04-16 5437 4 451 479 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.1 1175-5326 10985256 1616145F-A3A5-4586-B330-AD5D029C39E1 Eurypogon japonicus Sakai, 1982 ( Figs 5A, B ; 9B,C ; 10K ; 12H ) Eurypogon japonicus Sakai, 1982: 52 . Type locality. “Mt. Daisen, Tottori Pref. ” [ Japan , Honshu , Tottori Prefecture , Mt. Daisen , ca. 35°22′N 133°32′E ] . Type material. Holotype male ( EUMJ ), labeled: “DAISEN, TOTTORI , 23/ 27.V.1959 , H. Yokoyama ”, “ Holotype Eurypogon japonicus SAKAI 1982 ”. 28 paratypes [not studied by us], nine males , 19 females ( 21 paratypes , eight males and 13 females in EUMJ ). Additional material examined. JAPAN : HONSHU: 2 males , Mie Pref. , Hirakura , Misugi-mura [vill.] , 23. V .1993 , H. Yoshitomi leg. ( NMPC ); 2 males 1 female , Mie Pref. , Myojindake , 22. VI .1993 , H. Kawase leg. ( NMPC ); 1 female , Gifu pref. , Hiwada , Takane-mura [vill.], 6.VII.1994 , H. Yoshitomi leg. ( NMPC ); 1 male , Gunma Pref. , Konuma , Mt. Akagi , 21. VI .1998 , S. Tsuyuki leg. ( NMPC ). Diagnosis. This species can be recognized based on the following combination of characters: eyes almost as wide as the anterior margin of pronotum ( Figs 5A,B ; 9B,C ), pronotal punctation ( Fig. 9B,C ) very dense, with most punctures very close to each other, elytra together about 2.3 times as long as wide, the elytral surface ( Fig. 10K ) rather smooth and with mostly large punctures, and the median lobe ( Fig. 12H ) about 5.4–5.8 times as long as wide. Sexual dimorphism. Females are more robust and relatively shorter than males, being about 2.4–2.5 times as long as wide (excluding head; about 2.7 times in males; Fig. 5A,B ). Females have shorter and less serrate antennae (serrations less acute) than males ( Sakai 1982 ). Distribution. This is the most widespread Japanese Eurypogon , currently being known from Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu Islands ( Fig. 15 ).