Ten new species of cavernicolous Tribasodites from China and Thailand, and a list of East Asian cave-inhabiting Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Author
Yin, Zi-Wei
Department of Biology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, P. R. China
Author
Nomura, Shûhei
Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science, 4 - 1 - 1, Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305 - 0005 Japan
Author
Li, Li-Zhen
Department of Biology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, P. R. China & Corresponding author; e-mail: pselaphinae @ gmail. com
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Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2015
2015-06-01
55
1
105
127
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5319032
0374-1036
5319032
32572CA2-D2CB-4A01-B252-CCECB5320114
Tribasodites liboensis
sp. nov.
(
Figs 4
,
13A
)
Type
locality.
China
,
Guizhou
, Libo Xian, Yongkang Xiang, Bimang Dong.
Type material.
HOLOTYPE
: J, ‘
Bimang Dong Cave
(
730 m
),
Yongkang Xiang
,
Libo Xian
, [
Guizhou
,
CHINA
] / {locality repeated in
Chinese
character}
27.v.2002
,
T. Kishimoto
lg.’ (NSMT).
Diagnosis.
Male
: vertex simple, lacking modification; antennomeres VIII–XI modified; each eye composed of about 45 facets; pronotum with small lateral spines; metaventrite raised above metacoxae to form ridges, with a thin row of setae along each ridge; aedeagus with apical portion of the median lobe split to two parts, dorsal part slightly shorter than ventral part.
Description.
Male
. Body (
Fig. 4A
) reddish brown, mouth parts, antennae and tarsi paler; BL
2.96 mm
. HL
0.61 mm
, HW
0.63 mm
; median longitudinal carina extending from base to level of eyes; each eye composed of about 45 facets; antennomeres VIII–IX modified (
Fig. 4B
). Pronotum as long as wide, PL
0.64 mm
, PW
0.64 mm
; with distinct discal and lateral spines. Elytra slightly wider than long, EL
0.90 mm
, EW
0.96 mm
; discal striae extending to half elytral length. Metaventrite (
Fig. 4C
) raised above metacoxae, with pair of straight rows of dense setae; metacoxae setose and protuberant at ventral margin, metatrochanters simple. Abdomen narrower than elytra, AL
0.81 mm
, AW
0.87 mm
. Aedeagus (
Figs 4D, E
) asymmetric, length
0.56 mm
.
Female
. Unknown.
Etymology.
The new species is named after its
type
locality, Libo Xian; adjective.
Distribution.
Southwest
China
:
Guizhou
(
Fig. 13A
).