New species and additional records of the subgenus Termidonia Motschulsky of the genus Zyras Stephens in China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)
Author
Yan, Zhu-Qi
Author
Li, Li-Zhen
text
Zootaxa
2015
4028
1
136
142
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4028.1.7
6d2273b3-355a-4990-a661-3a852e7196a8
1175-5326
242967
D87155DD-C49B-4198-B3C7-5C9A8A8C5037
Key to Chinese species of
Zyras
(
Termidonia
)
1 Body small (BL<7.0 mm).............................................................................................................................................2
- Body large (BL>
7.5 mm
).............................................................................................................................................. 4
2 Coloration of the body yellowish.................................................................................................................................. 3
- Coloration of the body brownish-black (Hainan) ........................................................................
Z.
(
T.
)
diaoluomontis
3 Abdomen narrower than elytra; male paratergite III on either side with pronounced fork-like projection; male stern-
ite VII with spine-like process in the middle of posterior margin (Yunnan)
................................
Z.
(
T.
)
sexcuspidatus.
- Abdomen wider than elytra; male paratergite III without projection; male sternite VII without process in the middle of posterior margin (
Taiwan
). ..........................................................................................................
Z.
(
T.
)
abbreviatus
.
4 Male
tergite V modified............................................................................................................................................... 5
- Male tergite V without modification ............................................................................................................................8
5 Male
tergite IV posteriorly with fork-like projection ................................................................................................... 6
- Male tergite IV posteriorly with tooth-like projection.................................................................................................. 7
6 Male
posterior margin of tergite V in the middle produced and with bifurcate suberected process; scutellum of elytra larger; apico-lateral processes on median lobe of the aedeagus straight at apex in ventral view (
Taiwan
)..
Z.
(
T.
)
viti
.
- Male posterior margin of tergite V in the middle with pronounced tubercle; scutellum of elytra smaller; apico-lateral processes on median lobe of the aedeagus twisted at apex in ventral view (Hainan)............................
Z.
(
T.
)
fellowesi
7 Median lobe of aedeagus straight in ventral view; apico-lateral processes on median lobe of aedeagus anchor-shaped at apex in lateral view (Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shangihai, Guizhou)..............................................
Z
. (
T
.)
longwangmontis
.
- Median lobe of aedeagus curved in ventral view; apico-lateral processes on median lobe of aedeagus forficate at apex in lateral view (
Taiwan
) ..............................................................................................................
Z
. (
T
.)
implorans
.
8 Male
paratergite IV with two pair of short processes on either side; elytra as long as pronotum; median lobe of aedeagus straight in ventral view; apico-lateral processes on median lobe of aedeagus thicker, and sheet at apex in lateral view (Yunnan)..................................................................................................................................
Z.
(
T.
)
nanbanensis
- Male paratergite IV without processes; elytra slightly shorter than pronotum (almost 0.86 times); median lobe of aedeagus curved in ventral view; apico-lateral processes on median lobe of aedeagus slender, and curved in lateral view (Yunnan)................................................................................................................................
Z
. (
T.
)
baihuamontis