Thoracostrongylus velutinus Scheerpeltz, 1965

Xia, Mei-Hua, Tang, Liang & Schillhammer, Harald, 2022, Review of Chinese species of the genus Thoracostrongylus Bernhauer, 1915 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae), ZooKeys 1131, pp. 99-134 : 99

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1131.95038

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scientific name

Thoracostrongylus velutinus Scheerpeltz, 1965
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Thoracostrongylus velutinus Scheerpeltz, 1965 View in CoL

Figs 74-79 View Figures 74–79 , 118 绒钝胸隐翅虫 View Figures 108–122

Thoracostrongylus velutinus Scheerpeltz, 1965: 243; Yanget al. 2011: 430.

Material examined.

China - Yunnan Prov. • 1♂, 1♀; Gongshan County, Qiqi ; alt. 2000 m; 29 June 2010; Wen-Xuan Bi leg.; SHNU 3♀♀; Gongshan County, Qiqi ; alt. 1900 m; 02 July 2010; Liang Tang leg.; SHNU 1♂; Tengchong Coun., Baihualing ; 24 May 2005; Hao Huang leg.; SHNU 1♂; Tengchong County, Mingguang Town, Zizhi Vill ; 25°42'N, 98°35'E; alt. 2300-2500 m; 30 April 2013; Song, Dai & Peng leg.; SHNU GoogleMaps .

Measurements.

Male: BL: 7.3-8.9 mm, FL: 4.7-5.1 mm. HL: 1.22-1.33 mm, HW: 1.61-1.72 mm, CL: 0.83 mm, PO: 0.22-0.28 mm, PL: 1.67-1.78 mm, PW: 1.39-1.50 mm, EL: 2.11 mm, EW: 2.11-2.22 mm. HL/HW: 0.73-0.77, CL/PO: 3.00-3.75, PL/PW: 1.19-1.23, EL/EW: 0.95-1.00, HW/EW: 0.78-0.79, PW/EW: 0.66-0.68, HW/PW: 1.15-1.20. Female: BL: 8.4-10.3 mm, FL: 4.7-5.3 mm. HL: 1.28-1.45 mm, HW: 1.72-1.95 mm, CL: 0.89-0.95 mm, PO: 0.22-0.28 mm, PL: 1.67-1.89 mm, PW: 1.39-1.61 mm, EL: 2.00-2.34 mm, EW: 2.00-2.45 mm. HL/HW: 0.73-0.76, CL/PO: 3.20-4.00, PL/PW: 1.17-1.23, EL/EW: 0.95-1.00, HW/EW: 0.76-0.92, PW/EW: 0.63-0.69, HW/PW: 1.17-1.35.

Diagnosis.

The species can be easily distinguished from other species from southwest China by the abdominal tergites III-VI without a triangular, mediobasal, golden tomentose patch. In general appearance, T. velutinus is most similar to T. formosanus , but may be distinguished from the nominate ssp. of the latter by its smaller body size and paler mid and hind legs, and from T. formosanus flavipes by the dark antennae.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan), Myanmar.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

SubFamily

Staphylininae

Genus

Thoracostrongylus

Loc

Thoracostrongylus velutinus Scheerpeltz, 1965

Xia, Mei-Hua, Tang, Liang & Schillhammer, Harald 2022
2022
Loc

Thoracostrongylus velutinus

Scheerpeltz 1965
1965