Pseudopsis (Pseudopsis) gonggaensis Zerche, 1998

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Pseudopsis (Pseudopsis) gonggaensis Zerche, 1998

( Figures 2 , 3 (c,d), 10(h))

Pseudopsis (Pseudopsis) gansuensis Zerche, 1998: 360 .

Type locality

China, Sichuan, Gongga Shan, above Camp 3, 2050 m .

Material examined (11 exx.)

6 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, ‘ China: Sichuan, Luding Co ., Hailuogou N. R., alt. 2800–3000 m, 23–24, vii.2006, J .-Y . Hu & L. Tang leg ., 四川省泸定县海螺沟自然保护区’; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same collection data as the preceding specimens except ‘ 3000 m, 21 .vii .2006’.

Distribution

China: Sichuan ( Figure 10 (h)).

Remarks

Pseudopsis gonggaensis is a member of the P. sulcata complex, based on external morphology ( Figure 2 ). For now, this species is known only from the type locality at Hailuogou Nature Reserve ( Zerche 1998). Four of the seven available males were dissected to check the genital structures ( Figure 3 (c,d)). This species can be readily characterised by the longitudinal row of large triangular spines lying along the left side of the endophallus. The epipleural carinae of the elytra are visible in the posterior half in dorsal view.

Figures

Figure 2. Pseudopsis gonggaensis. (a) Dorsal habitus; (b) head and pronotum; (c) right elytron. Scale bars: a, b = 0.5 mm; c = 0.3 mm.

Figure 3. Aedeagus (a, c) and enlarged endophallus (b, d) of Pseudopsis gansuensis (a, b) and P. gonggaensis (c, d). Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

Figure 10. Distribution of Pseudopsis in Asia. (a) General distribution; (b) P. acuta Zerche, 1992; (c) P. atratula Zerche, 1992; (d) P. crenata Zerche, 2000; (e) P. dabaensis Zerche, 2003; (f) P. filum Zerche, 2003; (g) P. gansuensis Zerche, 1998; (h) P. gonggaensis Zerche, 1998.