Philomyceta asperipennis Schillhammer, 2012

Tang, Liang, 2019, On the genus Philomyceta of China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 59 (1), pp. 133-137 : 134

Philomyceta asperipennis Schillhammer, 2012

( Figs 1, 2 , 7–10 )

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Material examined. CHINA: YUNNAN: 1 ♁, Baoshan City, Mangkuan Town, Baihualing N. R., 25°18′N 98°47′E, alt. 1750 m, 24.iv.2013, Wen-Xuan Bi leg. ( SHNU); 3 ♀♀, Gongshan County, Qiqi, alt. 1900 m, 2.vii.2010, Liang Tang leg. ( SHNU).

Measurements. Male. BL: 11.1 mm, FL: 6.7 mm. HL: 1.83 mm, HW: 2.20 mm, EYL: 0.53 mm, TL: 1.06 mm, PL: 2.17 mm, PW: 1.83 mm, EL: 2.64 mm, EW: 2.50 mm. HW/HL: 1.21, TL/EYL: 2.00, PL/PW: 1.18, EL/EW: 1.06. Female. BL: 5.8–6.2 mm, FL: 5.8–6.2 mm. HL: 1.58–1.70 mm, HW: 1.89–2.03 mm, EYL: 0.47–0.50 mm, TL: 0.89–0.95 mm, PL: 1.86–1.97 mm, PW: 1.61–1.72 mm, EL: 2.34–2.50 mm, EW: 2.28–2.42 mm. HW/HL: 1.19–1.20, TL/EYL: 1.88–1.89, PL/PW: 1.13–1.16, EL/ EW: 1.01–1.03.

Female characters. Tergite X ( Fig. 10 ) asymmetrical with posterior margin projected at middle.

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Remarks. The collecting locality of the male specimen is about 40 km away from the type locality in the southern part of Gaoligongshan Mt. The specimen fits the original description in all characters but the area of sensory peg setae on the paramere ( Figs 7–9 ) is distinctly longer than in the holotype, which should be considered as variability of the species. The females examined above were collected from the northern part of Gaoligongshan Mt. and correspond with the original description in all characters.

Figures

Figs 1–6. Habitus of species of Philomyceta. 1, 2 – P. asperipennis Schillhammer, 2012 (female, Gongshan County); 3, 4 – P. biwenxuani sp. nov. (male, holotype, Xizang, Motuo County); 5, 6 – Philomyceta sp. (female, Xizang, Nielamu County). Scale bars: 2 mm.

Figs 7–14. Sexual characters. 7–10 – Philomyceta asperipennis Schillhammer, 2012 (7–9 – ♁, Baoshan City; 10 – ♀, Gongshan County). 11–14 – P. biwenxuani sp. nov. (11–13 – ♁, holotype; 14 – ♀, paratype); 7, 11 – aedeagus in lateral view; 8, 12 – aedeagus in ventral view; 9, 13 – apical portion of paramere; 10, 14 – female abdominal tergite X. Scale bars: 0.25 mm.