Ptomaphaginus aff. scaphaner Szymczakowski, 1972

Ptomaphaginus scaphaner Szymczakowski, 1972: 297-300, figs 28 -33.— Holotype ♂ ‘ VIETNAM Cue phuong Ninh binh, 5-18.v.1966 Exp. Gy. TOPÁL’ [white rectangular label], ‘Nr. 385 from trap in soil’ [white rectangular label], Holotypus 1971 Ptomaphaginus scaphaner Szymczakowski’ [white rectangular label with red rim, Szymczakowski’s hand] in HNHM [examined].

Material.— Malaysia: The Gap (Selangor), 26-28.x.1977, leg. B. Bendell, 1 ♂ (SBPC) ; Crocker Range Park (Sabah), 5˚47.079’N 116˚20.492’E, 1500 m alt., pitfall with carrion, 31.x.2000, leg. M. Schilthuizen, 2 ♂♂ (BOR) ; Sugud Forest Reserve, 15 km S of Kota Kinabalu (Sabah), 200 m alt., pitfall with carrion, leg. M. Schilthuizen, 1 ♀ (BOR) ; Mount Trus Madi (Sabah), 5˚34.152’N 116˚29.638’E, 1400 m alt., pitfall with lamb, 23-28.x.2001, leg. M. Schilthuizen, 1 ♂ (BOR) . Malaysia: Sabah: Crocker Range, Gunung Emas, 1500-1700 m, around km 52 of road Kota Kinabalu-Tambunan, 6-18.vi.1992, 1 ♂ (CJRZ) ; Malaysia: Pahang: Cameron Highlands, Tanah Rata, 1600 m alt., Horák leg., 11-27.ii.2000, 1 ♂ (CJRZ) ; Indonesia: Java: W Java, Mt. Gede, 50 km SE Bogor, 2000-2200 m alt., 5.xi.1989, leg. Agosti, Löbl, Burckardt, 2 ♂♂ (MHNG) ; Indonesia: West Java, 3 km W of Cibodas, Mt Gede National Park, Jäkl leg., in rainforest, 1500 m alt., pitfall traps baited with fish meat, 5-25.vi.1996, 1 ♂ (CJRZ) ; Indonesia: West Java, Mt Gede National Park 3 km from Cibodas, 1200 m alt., 5-25.vi.1996, Jäkl leg., baited pitfall traps with fish meat, secondary forest, 1 ♀ (CJRZ)

Remarks.— Originally described from Vietnam (Szymczakowski, 1972), new Malaysian and Indonesian material, if indeed conspecific, would extend its known range to Java, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. This suggests the species may be unusually widely distributed in the Sunda region. Although it derives from distant localities, the new material closely matches the holotype, although small differences in the aedeagus are apparent, and the specimen from Peninsular Malaysia has almost undilated protarsi (about as wide as the third antennal segment). The female, which has not been described before, is identical to the male in external appearance.