Rhyncocheilus henanensis Schillhammer, 2012

Tang, Liang, Schillhammer, Harald & Zhao, Xin, 2021, Notes on the genus Rhyncocheilus in China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae Staphylininae) with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 4948 (1), pp. 99-112 : 104

Rhyncocheilus henanensis Schillhammer, 2012

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Rhyncocheilus henanensis Schillhammer, 2012: 201 .

Material examined. China: Hubei: 1³, Hongping Town, Liujiawuchang , 31°40′N, 110°24′E, alt. 1800 m, light traps, 18.VIII.2012, Ye Mao leg. ( SHNU) ; Henan: 1³, Nanyang City , Baotianman N. R., alt. 1310 m, VII.2020, Jia-Lin Hou leg. (cHou) .

Measurements. Male: BL: 22.1 mm, FL: 13.5 mm. HL: 3.39 mm, HW: 3.45 mm, EYL: 1.39 mm, TL: 1.33 mm, PL: 3.22 mm, PW: 3.45 mm, EL: 5.73 mm, EW: 5.56 mm. HW/HL: 1.02, TL/EYL: 0.96, PL/PW: 0.94, EL/ EW: 1.03.

Distribution. China (Henan, Hubei, Gansu). New to Hubei.

Diagnosis. The species may be easily recognized by the vertex with distinct V-shaped incision and abdominal tergite VII without band of white pubescence.

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Habitus. 1, 2—Rhyncocheilus rugulipennis; 3, 4—R. huanghaoi; 5, 6—R. henanensis. Scale bars: 2 mm.

FIGURES 13–21. 13–15—Rhyncocheilus rugulipennis; 16–18—R. huanghaoi; 19–21—R. henanensis; 13, 16, 19—male head; 14, 17, 20—female head; 15, 18, 21—Labrum. Scale bars: 1 mm.