Scaphidium reni Tang & Li, 2010

Tang, Liang & Li, Li-Zhen, 2010, On Scaphidium grande-complex (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae), ZooKeys 43 (43), pp. 65-78 : 73-75

Scaphidium reni Tang & Li , sp. n.

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Figs 12, 13, 35–38

Type Material. Holotype. CHINA: Guizhou: male, glued on a board with labels as follows: “China, Guizhou, Leigongshan N. R., Lianhuaping , alt. 1550–1680m, 13–14.IX.2005, coll. Zhou Zhong-Hui ” “ Holotype / Scaphidium reni / Tang & Li” [red handwritten label] ( SHNU) . Paratypes. CHINA: Guizhou: 6 males, 4 females, Leigongshan N. R., Linchang, 13–14.IX.2005, coll. Liu Hao-Yu, Wang Ji-Liang & Gao Chao (male, female in SHNU, rest in HBUM).

Figures Ι4–22. Ι4–Ι8 Scaphidium grande Ι9–22 S. longum . Ι4 aedeagus (Yunnan) Ι5 internal sac in detail (Hainan) Ι6 internal sac in detail (Fujian) Ι7, 2Ι antenna Ι8, 22 male front leg in ventral view Ι9 aedeagus 20 internal sac in detail. Scales = 0.25 mm (Ι4–Ι6, Ι9, 20), scales = 1 mm (Ι7, Ι8, Ι9, 20).

BL: 6.8–9.5 mm, ED: 0.29–0.37.mm, PL / PW of male: 0.76–0.79, PL / PW of female: 0.72–0.75.

Similar to S. grande in most respects, but differs in the following characters: mesofemora and metafemora black without reddish fascia; body form a little wider; male profemora (Figs 38) with smaller tubercles; male tibiae (Figs 38) more incurved; internal sac of aedeagus as in Figs 35, 36.

Distribution. China (Guizhou).

Diagnoses. Scaphidium reni is extremely similar to the following new species S. liui ; for differences see description of the latter. This species may be easily distinguished from other members of grande-complex by mesofemora and metafemore totally black without reddish fascia.

Figures 23–30. 23–26 Scaphidium spinatum 27–30 S. laxum . 23, 27 aedeagus 24, 28 internal sac in detail 25, 29 antenna 26, 30 male front leg in ventral view. Scales = 0.25 mm (23, 24, 27, 28), scales = 1 mm (25, 26, 29, 30).

Etymology. This species is named in honor of Prof. Dr. Ren Guo-Dong, who kindly provided specimens of Scaphidium .