Tmesiphodimerus sinensis Yin and Coulon

Yin, Zi-Wei, Wang, Dan & Li, Li-Zhen, 2015, Discovery of the genus Ancystrocerus Raffray in China, with description of a new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), Zootaxa 3949 (4), pp. 584-588 : 588

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.4.8

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4192ABBB-4CA2-45C0-A699-16EFBA413832

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3512519

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E26533-FFBD-FFAA-FF1E-F307A880FD4B

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Plazi

scientific name

Tmesiphodimerus sinensis Yin and Coulon
status

 

Tmesiphodimerus sinensis Yin and Coulon View in CoL

Tmesiphodimerus sinensis Yin and Coulon View in CoL (in Yin, Coulon & Li 2013: 339 View Cited Treatment ).

Additional material. 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, labeled ‘ China: Hainan, Ledong Hsien, Jianfengling N.R., Mingfenggu, 18°44'30"N, 108°50'29"E, rainforest, decaying log with termites, 995 m, 23.i.2015, Peng, Song, Yin, Zhou leg’. 1 ♀, labeled ‘ China: Hainan, Qiongzhong Hsien, Limu Mt., path to peak, 19°10'27"N, 109°45'29"E, broad-leaved forest, decaying log, 1000 m, 01.ii.2015, Peng & Tu leg.’.

Comments. This species was described from two males collected at Diaoluo Mountain (840 m) and Jianfengling (1000 m) from sifted litter samples. The above material extends the distributional range of this species to the Limu Mountain. Tmesiphodimerus sinensis has a stout habitus with compressed antennae, plus all new material was collected from decaying logs with termite colonies, indicating the possible termitophily of this species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

SubFamily

Pselaphinae

Genus

Tmesiphodimerus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

SubFamily

Pselaphinae

Genus

Tmesiphodimerus

Loc

Tmesiphodimerus sinensis Yin and Coulon

Yin, Zi-Wei, Wang, Dan & Li, Li-Zhen 2015
2015
Loc

Tmesiphodimerus sinensis

Yin 2013: 339
2013
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