Taxonomy of the genus Thoracostrongylus Bernhauer (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with descriptions of five new species from China Author Yang, Zhuo Author Zhou, Hong-Zhang Author Schillhammer, Harald text Journal of Natural History 2011 2011-02-08 45 7 - 8 407 433 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.534190 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2010.534190 1464-5262 4666850 Thoracostrongylus velutinus Scheerpeltz, 1965 ( Figure 11 A–E) Thoracostrongylus velutinus Scheerpeltz, 1965: 243 ( type locality: N.E. Burma , Kambaiti , 7000 ft. ). Smetana and Davies, 2000: 39 (checklist); Herman, 2001: 3556 (catalogue); Smetana, 2004: 686 (catalogue of Palaearctic Region; China , Yunnan ). Type material Paratype (labelled as “Cotypus”). BURMA : 1 male , N.E. Burma , Kambaiti , 2000 m , 28.5.1934 , Malaise , Ex coll. Scheerpeltz (NMW) . Additional materal . 2 males , 1 female , CHINA : Yunnan , pass SW from Baoshan , Gaoligongshan , 4– 8.6.2005 , I. Jeniš lgt. (NMW) . Figure 11. Thoracostrongylus velutinus Scheerpeltz, 1965 , syntype, male from Yunnan, China. (A) 8th sternite, male; (B) 10th tergite, male; (C) 9th sternite, male; (D) aedeagus, ventral view; (E) aedeagus, lateral view. Scale bar 1 mm. Description Measurements . Body length: 9.9–10.7 mm . ♂ (mean, n = 3): HW : 1.67; HL : 1.25; CL : 0.80; PO : 0.25; PW : 1.45; PL : 1.65; EW : 2.15; EL : 2.15; ELS : 1.25. ♀ : HW : 1.53; HL : 1.35; CL : 0.85; PO : 0.30; PW : 1.50; PL : 1.80; EW : 2.30; EL : 2.15; ELS : 1.05. Distribution China ( Yunnan ); Myanmar .