Lacconectus maoyangensis Brancucci, 2003

Hájek, Jiří, Zhao, Shuang & Jia, Fenglong, 2013, The Lacconectus Motschulsky of Hainan, China, with description of a new species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae), Zootaxa 3693 (1), pp. 91-96 : 95

Lacconectus maoyangensis Brancucci, 2003

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Lacconectus maoyangensis Brancucci, 2003: 103 (original description; Hainan).

Lacconectus formosanus (Kamiya, 1938) : Hendrich 1998: 104 (misidentification).

Material examined. 18 specimens, China, Hainan, Limushan, Zhufeng (the highest peak), 6.v.2011, S. Zhao leg. (SYSU); 5 specimens, China, Hainan Isl., Limushan Mts., mountains above frst. admin. centre, 19°10.5–10.9ʹN, 109°44–45ʹE, 650–690 m, 6.v.2011 M. Fikáček leg. (BMNH, NMPC); 2 specimens, China, Hainan Isl., Bawangling Mts., Yajia (5 km SE of Baotie), 19°5.219’N, 109°7.41’E, 415 m, 7.v.2011, M. Fikáček & S. Zhao leg. (NMPC); 7 specimens, China, Hainan, Jianfengling, the third and the fifth district, 9.v.2011, S. Zhao leg. (SYSU); 2 specimens, China, Hainan Isl., Jianfengling Mts., Tianchi Lake env., rd from Tianchi vill. to “sector 5”, 18°43.6– 44.1'N, 108°52.1–5'E, 820–950 m, 10.v.2011, M. Fikáček & S. Zhao leg. (NMPC).

Distribution. Species endemic to Hainan Island, China.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Lacconectus from Hainan (Limushan Mts.). 1 – 4. L. brancuccii sp. nov.: 1 — habitus of paratype (3, 5.2 mm); 2 — median lobe of holotype in lateral view; 3 — same of paratype; 4 — right lateral lobe (paramere) of holotype. 5 – 6 L. hainanensis: 5 — habitus (3, 5.3 mm); 6 — median lobe in lateral view. 7 – 8 L. maoyangensis: 7 — habitus (3, 4.8 mm). 8 — median lobe in lateral view. Scale bar = 1 mm (Figs 2 – 4, 6, 8).