Escaryus sachalinus Takakuwa, 1935

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36. Escaryus sachalinus Takakuwa, 1935

Escaryus sachalinus Takakuwa 1935: 48.

Escaryus sachalinus - Titova 1969: 165; 1972: 135; 1973: 94, 118; Shinohara 1972: 66; Kurcheva 1977: 45.

Type localities.

Russia: Sakhalin oblast: “Sachalin” = Sakhalin Isl. Japan: Hokkaido Isl.: “Sapporo” (both Takakuwa 1935).

Type series.

Syntypes: 3 specimens. Depository unknown.

Diagnosis.

An Escaryus species with body length reaching ≥ 3 cm; clypeus without plagulae; labral arc relatively deep, with denticles short and obtuse; first maxillae with lappets; all forcipular articles with small denticles, except tarsungulum; 35-39 leg-bearing segments; metasternite of the ultimate leg-bearing segment rectangular, ~ 1.5 × as long as wide; numerous coxal pores on ventral side of coxopleuron; anal pores present.

Distribution.

Far East: Sakhalin oblast (Sakhalin Isl.) ( Titova 1973; Kurcheva 1977). Outside Asian Russia: Japan ( Takakuwa 1935; Shinohara 1972) and northern China ( Shinohara 1972).