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In the original description, the authors compare
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from
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[
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is a junior synonym of
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(
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] and do not assess the species identity of
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against many other
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species occurring in Indochina. However, the authors provide the detailed illustrations and description of
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that allow comparing this species to the other representatives of
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. The main diagnostic characters listed for
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) first tooth notably modified in males, approximately twice as wide as second tooth (Fig.
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), (3) metatibia slightly sinuate, inner margin not denticulate, produced in small angle apically (Fig.
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Ochi
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), (4) aedeagus with symmetrical parameres which emarginate superiorly, their apex rounded (Figs.
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Ochi
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). These characters clearly indicate that
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is conspecific with the earlier described species
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<emphasis id="97BEEA9AFFB7FF92FCD4FEACFC3CFEAD" box="[828,951,255,279]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="140">P. fukiensis</emphasis>
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(see Fig.
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) that occurs in southeast
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,
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, and
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, and is also known from the similar geographic locality as that of
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(namely,
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prov.,
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). Thus, I can confidently conclude that
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is a junior synonym of
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<emphasis id="97BEEA9AFFB7FF92FA60FEE9FF7FFEC5" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="140">P. fukiensis</emphasis>
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.
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