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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39209C19FF3DFA7AFE02AAA4" bold="true" box="[151,468,1451,1477]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Paralithomerus parallelus</emphasis>
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(
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)
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specimen
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:
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. CNU-C-LB2006872, an impression of elaterid with almost complete body, but most antennal segments absent, housed in Key Lab of Insect Evolution &amp; Environmental Change, Capital Normal University, Beijing,
<collectingCountry id="1D86D2FF39209C19FE4FF9BFFDF9A9E9" box="[485,559,1646,1672]" name="China" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">China</collectingCountry>
.
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39209C19FF6FF944FE1CA9CE" bold="true" box="[197,458,1685,1711]" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Locality and horizon</emphasis>
. Collected from 2nd Bed of Yixian Formation in Huangbanjigou, near Chaomidian Village, Shangyuan County, Beipiao City, Liaoning Province,
<collectingCountry id="1D86D2FF39209C19FCDAF96FFC6CA9B9" box="[880,954,1726,1752]" name="China" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">China</collectingCountry>
; Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous.
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39209C19FF6FF934FE9CA99E" bold="true" box="[197,330,1765,1791]" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Etymology</emphasis>
. Specific name derived from Latin “
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39209C19FCBAF937FC51A99E" box="[784,903,1766,1791]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">parallelus</emphasis>
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”, (meaning “parallel”), for the striae of the elytra that are parallel to each other.
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39209C19FF6FF8E4FEEBA82E" bold="true" box="[197,317,1845,1871]" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. This new species is distinguished from
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39209C19FCB3F8E7FC7DA82E" box="[793,939,1846,1871]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="58">P. exquisitus</emphasis>
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by the following characters: (1) pronotum width shorter than length if the length is measured at the median line; (2) prosternal process quite short; (3) metepisternum narrow; (4) elytra with 9 distinct longitudinal striae, each stria nearly parallel to the sutural margin, the 3rd and 4th, 7th and 8th not united; and (5) apical ventrite 1.33 times longer than the previous one and broadly rounded apically.
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39219C18FF6FFF46FE83AFD0" bold="true" box="[197,341,151,177]" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Description</emphasis>
. Body subcylindrical, medium sized, with length 12.5 mm, width 4.5 mm, elytron length 7.8 mm; Elytra with nine nearly parallel longitudinal striae (
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,
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).
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Head sub-triangular, convex; eyes oval, medium sized; mandibles incurved, bidentate at apex; labrum small, transverse (
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).
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39219C18FF3DFA62FE8AAAAA" bold="true" box="[151,348,1459,1483]" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">FIGURES 1113.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39219C18FEC8FA65FDAAAAAA" box="[354,636,1460,1483]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">Paralithomerus parallelus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39219C18FD29FA62FD0EAAAA" bold="true" box="[643,728,1459,1483]" pageId="5" pageNumber="59">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, 11
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dorsal view, 12
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prothorax, 13
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apical half of elytron.
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Pronotum subtrapezoidal, 2.17 times as long as head, width 1.23 times wider than long; anterior margin arched inside, with short angles, lateral sides slightly arcuate in front of hind angles, basal margin bisinuate, with basal pleural furrow; disc slightly convex, with a mild median longitudinal depression; hind angles acute, produced posteriorly, with distinct short carina (
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).
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Elytra wider than prothorax, 3.45 times as long as wide, with 9 distinct longitudinal striae, each stria nearly parallel to the sutural margin, apex of elytra slightly obtuse; epipleural rim normal (
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,
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).
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Ventral surface with chin piece normally arcuate; pronotosternal suture double, widely opened anteriorly; procoxal cavities quite small, rounded and separated, open behind; prosternal process short, wedge-shaped; Mesoventrite small, mesoventral cavity circular, mesepimeron subtriangular, mesocoxae open to mesepimeron. Metaventrite and mesoventrite separated by distinct suture, metaventrite relatively long and flat, with longitudinal suture; metepisternum narrow; metacoxal plates slender, obtusely long triangular, evenly narrowed laterally. Abdomen with 5 visible ventrites, narrowed from the base of fifth visible ventrite, apical ventrite 1.33 times longer than ventrite 4 and broadly rounded apically (
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,
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).
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Legs with procoxa rounded; mesocoxa circular, larger than procoxa, metacoxa transverse (
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).
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39229C1BFF6FFF6EFEE1AFB8" bold="true" box="[197,311,191,217]" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Remarks</emphasis>
. Although most of the antennal segments are absent, the new species can be assigned to the new genus
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<emphasis id="57E54E7D39229C1BFF4EFF39FE4AAE60" box="[228,412,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="60">Paralithomerus</emphasis>
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based on the following characters: (1) head subtriangular, convex; (2) pronotosternal sutures double, open anteriorly; (3) mesocoxae open to mesepimeron; mesoventrite and metaventrite separated by distinct suture; and (4) metacoxal plates slender, obtusely long triangular, evenly narrowed laterally.
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