Ischnosoma ephraim Kocian, 2003

Kocian, Matúš & Schülke, Michael, 2018, New species and records of Ischnosoma Stephens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) from Nepal, Zootaxa 4442 (4), pp. 501-522 : 512

Ischnosoma ephraim Kocian, 2003

Figs 38 , 40 .

NEPAL: Solukhumbu : Hinku Drangka Khola bridge, 2000 m, 18.–19.V.1997, leg. W. Schawaller, 1 ex. ( SMNS) ; Syangja : Manaslu Mts. , Bara Pokhari Lekh, upp. Taksar vill., dry stream, sifted, 2100 m, 11.IV.1999, leg. J. Schmidt, 24 exs. (cSch), 5 exs. (cKoc).

Remarks. Macropterous species, probably widely distributed in Himalaya and North India. At present known from Northeastern India (Meghalaya) and Central and East Nepal ( Fig. 40 ).

Figures

FIGURE 40. Distribution of Ischnosoma duplicatum (Sharp) (red triangles), Ischnosoma epharaim Kocian (yellow squares) and Ischnosoma gratiosum (Cameron) (green circle) in Nepal (material examined and literature records).

FIGURES 32–39. Male sternite VIII with position of dark setae, beard-like palisade setae and median dense setae, schematic. Ischnosoma iob (32), I. jumla sp. n. (33), I. jaljalense (34), I. fasciatocolle (35), I. nepalense (36), I. nepalicum (37), I. ephraim (38), I. thamar (39). Scale bar: 0.1 mm.