Tachinus (Tachinus) javanus Cameron, 1937

Hashizume, Takuto, Schülke, Michael & Maruyama, Munetoshi, 2024, Tachinus of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae): new records, a new synonym, and a new species, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 64 (1), pp. 121-139 : 132

Tachinus (Tachinus) javanus Cameron, 1937

[Japanese name: Shibata-marukubi-hanekakushi]

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Tachinus (Tachinus) javanus Cameron, 1937: 35 (original description); JEONG & AHN (2018): 2 ( South Korea).

Tachinus (Latotachinus) shibatai Hayashi, 1987: 13 (original description); LI (1995b): 204 (diagnostic redescription); SCHȖLKE (2004): 952 (synonymized with T. javanus )

Material examined. JAPAN: HONSHU: AOMORI- KEN: 1 ♁ 1 ♀, Rangan-no-mori, Ajigasawa-machi, 26–31.vii.2003, Y. Kawahara leg. ( KUM). MIYAGI- KEN: 1 ♀, Futakuchi-kyôkoku, 12.vii.1985, S. Nomura leg. ( KUM). TOKYO- TO: 1 ♀, Mitake, 19.viii.1978, M.Tao leg. ( KUM). KYUSHU: KUMAMOTO- KEN: 1 ♀, Kitamuki-yama,Aso, 7.viii.1962, H. Aramaki leg. ( KUM).

Diagnosis. Tachinus (Tachinus) javanus can be distinguished from other members of the subgenus Tachinus from Japan by the combination of following characters: forebody without microsculpture; male sternite VII without clusters of modified setae; apices of parameres of aedeagus modified into broad hook. For detailed redescription, see LI (1995b: 204) (as T. shibatai ).

Distribution. Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), South Korea, China, Russia, India, Oriental Region.

Remarks. This species was recorded from Kyushu in IMASAKA et al. (2018) and from South Korea in JEONG & AHN (2018).

Figures

Fig. 2. Habitus of Tachinus spp.A – T. javanus Cameron, 1937; B – T. kinoshitai Li, 1995; C – T. mimulus Sharp, 1874; D – T. nakanei Ullrich, 1975; E – T. obesus Weise, 1877; F – T. rishirianus Watanabe & Shibata, 1965; G – T. subterraneoides Schülke & Hashizume, 2021; H – T. trifidus Sharp, 1888; I – T. yezoensis Li, 1995. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.