Geodromicus sprius ( Watanabe, 1990 )

Shavrin, Alexey V., 2022, The plagiatus species group of the genus Geodromicus Redtenbacher, 1857 (Insecta Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae), and additional data on some species from Japan, Zootaxa 5188 (5), pp. 401-429 : 422

Geodromicus sprius ( Watanabe, 1990)

( Figs. 43–44 )

Psephidonus sprius Watanabe, 1990: 272

Geodromicus sprius: Herman 2001: 304

Type material examined: JAPAN: KANAGAWA PREFECTURE: Holotype ♂ [Specimen without left antennomeres 10–11, right protibia and protarsus, left middle and hind legs and apical part of abdomen, right hind leg (without tarsomeres 3–5) is glued under the specimen; dissected]: ‘[K O J I R I] | Hakone, Japan | May 24th 1966 | Y. Watanabe leg.’ <printed>, ‘[H O L O T Y P E] | Psephidonus | sprius | Y. Watanabe, 1990.’ <red, printed>, ‘ Geodromicus | sprius Watanabe, 1990 | Shavrin A.V. det. 2016’ <printed> ( TUA). Paratypes of Psephidonus sprius Watanabe, 1990 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: ‘Para- | type’ <round label with yellow margin, printed>, ‘Mitake’ <handwritten; one female with handwritten label: ‘Japan | Mitake’>, ‘M. Cameron. | Bequest | B.M. 1955-147.’ <printed>, ‘[P A R A T Y P E] | Psephidonus | sprius | Y. Watanabe, 1990.’ <light blue, printed>, ‘ Geodromicus | sprius Watanabe, 1990 | Shavrin A.V. det. 2016’ <printed> ( BMNH).

Distribution. The species is known from several localities in Honshu, Japan.

Remarks. Psephidonus sprius was originally described based on specimens from several localities of central Honshu, Japan. The aedeagus as in Figs. 43–44 .

Figures

FIGURES 41–48. Aedeagus of Japanese species of Geodromicus (Figs. 41, 43, 45, 47: parameral view, Figs. 42, 44, 46, 48: lateral view): 41–42–G. aokii (Mt. Daisetsuzan), 43–44–G. sprius (holotype), 45–46–G. sinuatus (Kamikochi), 47–48–G. suensoni (Simasima). Scale bars: 0.1 mm.