Laccobius (Cyclolaccobius) politus Gentili, 1979

Jia, Fenglong, Gentili, Elio & Fikáček, Martin, 2013, The genus Laccobius in China: new species and new records (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), Zootaxa 3635 (4), pp. 402-418 : 410-411

Laccobius (Cyclolaccobius) politus Gentili, 1979

( Figs. 14–16 )

Material examined. Yunnan: 1 male, 1 female (NMPC): Gudong env., Yunfeng Shan Mt., 25°22.7ʹN 98°25.4ʹE, 1825 m a.s.l., collected individually in rapid stream at margin of mixed forest with Pinus, Quercus and Rhododendron , 8.vi.2007, J. Hájek & J. Růžička lgt.

Comments. Gentili (2012) synonymized Oocyclus flaveolus Hebauer & Wang, 1998 , with L. politus . So far known from Taiwan only. New for Yunnan Province.

Laccobius (Cyclolaccobius) yunnanensis Gentili, 2003

Material examined. Yunnan: 1 male (NMPC): Rehai hot springs, 6 km SW of Tengchong, 24°57.1ʹN 098°26.2ʹE, 1400 m, individually collected in small pool with clay bottom, 5.vi.2007, J. Hájek & J. Růžička lgt.

Comments. Described from Myanmar and southern Yunnan. The above specimen is the second known locality of L. yunnanensis in China.

Figures

FIGURES 8 – 16. Laccobius hainanensis sp. nov. sp. nov. (8 – 13) and L. politus (14 – 16). 8 – 9: general habitus (8: dorsal view, 9: lateral view). 10 – 12: aedeagus (10: dorsal view, 11: lateral view, 12: ventral view). 13: habitat at the type locality of L. hainanensis. 14 – 16: aedeagus of L. politus from Yunfeng Shan Mt. in Yunnan (14: dorsal view, 15: lateral view, 16: ventral view).