Taxonomy of the tribe Paromalini Reitter (Coleoptera: Histeridae, Dendrophilinae) from China Author Zhang, Ye-Jun Author Zhou, Hong-Zhang text Zootaxa 2007 1544 1 40 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.177968 6d3a5f76-b06d-406e-95eb-3dcef303f548 1175-5326 177968 Platylomalus niponensis ( Lewis, 1899 ) Lewis, 1899 : 21 ( Type locality: Japan ; orig. comb.: Paromalus niponensis ); Cooman, 1937 : 142; Nakane, 1963 : 69 ( Platylomalus ); Kryzhanovskij & Reichardt, 1976 : 274; Mazur, 1984 : 135 (catalogue); 1997: 183 (catalogue); Ôhara, 1994 : 180 (redescription, figures, photos); 1999: 117; Löbl & Smetana, 2004 : 75 (catalogue). Synonymy: Paromalus complanatus : Lewis, 1892a : 33 (wrong identification). Paromalus niponicus (sic!): Lewis, 1915 : 56 (Horisha). Material examined. No collecting data: 2 females (Y. Miwa det.); CHINA : Hubei: 3 males , 8 females , Shennongjia, Jiuchonggangou, 1240 m , net screen, 1998. VII.18 , Haisheng Zhou coll.; 1 male , 1 female , Shennongjia, Jiuchonggangou, 1240–1800 m , net screen, 1998. VII.18 , Haisheng Zhou coll.; Sichuan: 13 males , 14 females , Baoxing, Ruobigou, 1600 m , dead maple, 2003. VIII.13 , Jie Wu coll.; 3 males , 4 females , Baoxing, Qingshangou, 1900 m , dead wood, 2003. VIII.6 , Jie Wu coll. Distribution. China (Hubei, Sichuan, Taiwan ); Japan .