Two new species of the genus Laena Dejean (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae) from Hong Kong
Author
Schawaller, Wolfgang
Author
Aston, Paul
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-11-06
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4344.1.10
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Laena ovipennis
Schuster, 1926
(
Figs. 2, 4
)
Type
specimens examined:
China
, Da-laen-saen near Nong-po, without date, leg.
J. J. Walker
,
♀
holotype
BMNH
.
Additional specimens:
China
,
Zhejiang
Prov., S
Shanghai
, Zhoushan (formerly Chusan)
Island
, without date, leg. J. J. Walker, 2 ex.
BMNH
.
China
,
Zhejiang
Prov., Lin Long Shan,
250 m
,
22.v.1996
, leg. J. Cooter, 2 ex.
SMNS
.
China
,
Zhejiang
Prov., Hangzhou Pref., Tianmu Shan,
40 km
WNW Linan,
300 m
,
17.vi.2007
, leg. M. Schülke & D. Wrase, 4 ex.
SMNS
.
Remarks:
The species was described from „Da-laen-saen near Nong-po“ by
Schuster (1926)
, who mentioned that this locality lies close to
Hong Kong
according to K. G. Blair. However, staff of
Hong Kong
University Library and
Hong Kong
Public Library are sure that this locality lies in the
Zhejiang province
close to
Shanghai
. In fact, John James Walker did collect at Da-laen-saen near Nong-po, near
Shanghai
. There are many specimens in different publications labelled with this locality for Walker. Therefore, Schuster mistakenly wrote
Hong Kong
instead of
Shanghai
.
Smetana (2009)
listed a specimen of
Ocypus
(
Pseudocypus
)
lewisius
Sharp, 1874
, collected by Walker at “Da-laen-saen. Nr. Nong-po” and noted the locality was very likely “Dalei Shan” near (
45 km
SW) Ningbo,
Zhejiang
.
Distribution:
Zhejiang
.