Sichuanotrechus albidraconis Uéno, 2006

Huang, Sunbin & Tian, Mingyi, 2015, New Species and New Record of Subterranean Trechine Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae) from Southwestern China, The Coleopterists Bulletin 69 (4), pp. 727-733 : 732

Sichuanotrechus albidraconis Uéno, 2006 ( Figs. 10–11 )

Sichuanotrechus albidraconis Uéno, 2006 . Type locality: Bailong Gong Cave at Xiangshi Cun, Hanzeng Zhen , Jiangyou Shi , Sichuan Province.

Additional Material Examined. Five males and five females, Shuimen Dong cave, Hanzeng Zhen , Jiangyou Shi , Sichuan, 31°49′45.44″ N, 104°34′59.77″ E, 647 m, 17-VII-2014, leg. Weixin Liu, Haomin Yin, Sunbin Huang and Xinhui Wang, deposited in SCAU .

Distribution. Known from two limestone caves, Bailong Gong and Shuimen Dong in Sichuan Province, China ( Fig. 12 ). Shuimen Dong is approximately 6 km due west of Bailong Gong, the type locality of S. albidraconis . It as an inflow cave, with two entrances, located in the basin between the road and base of the hill. The main passage becomes a phreatic zone, providing a water source for the local population. The smaller entrance contains a passage about 80 m long with a muddy, moist, and gravelly substrate through most of the passage. In addition to the trechines, other animals found in the cave are millipedes, crickets, moths, and snails.

Figures

Figs. 10–11. Sichuanotrechus albidraconis, male genitalia. 10) Lateral view; 11) Dorsal view.

Fig. 12. Distribution map of genus Sichuanotrechus species. a = Yu Dong; b = Yuanwang Dong; c = Liangshui Dong; d = Bailong Gong Cave; e = Shuimen Dong; f = Xiniu Dong; g = Heiguaizi Dong; h = Zhaojia Dong; I = Foye Dong. D = S. wani; ♦ = S. albidraconis; ★ = S. rhinoceros Uéno, 2006; m = S. anxuanensis Uéno, 2008; j = S. dakangensis.