Balclutha rosea (Scott)

(Fig. 17; Plate 2, A)

Gnathodus rosea Scott, 1876: 83

Balclutha rosea (Scott), Knight, 1987: 1208, Figs. 146–154; Webb & Vilbastae, 1994: 65, Figs. 114–122; Chiang, 1996: 68, Fig. 4; Dai, Li & Chen, 2004: 750

For full synonymy see Knight (1987).

Material examined. China: 2 males, 1 female, Jiangxi Prov., Ping County, Fanglou Township, 5.viii.2002, Coll. Yuan Zhonglin; 1 male, Hunan Prov., Mt. Zhangjiajie, 25.vii.2002, Coll. Yuan Zhonglin; 15 males, 9 females, Guangdong Prov., Dianbai County, 8~ 10.iv.1983, Coll. Zhang Yalin; 1 male, 1 female, Guangxi Autonomous Region, Mt. Shiwandashan, 29.xi.2001, Coll. He Zhiqiang & Wang Zongqing; 27 males, 6 females, Hainan Prov., Liangyuan County, 29~ 31.v.2007, Coll. Duan Yani; 1 male, Yunnan Prov., Menghai County, 17.iv.1982, Coll. Wang Sumei & Zhou Jingruo; 1 female, Gansu Prov., Kang County, Yangba Township, 1.viii.2004, Coll. Lu Lin & Duan Yani (NWAFU).

Distribution. China (Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, Gansu, Taiwan, Hong Kong), Northern America, S. & C. America, India, Europe, Canary Island, Africa, Mediterranean, Southwest Asia, Oriental Region, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Australia, Melanesia, Polynesia.

Remarks. This species can be distinguished from B. alstoni and B. saltuella by the pair of hooked inner pygophore processes extending over the posterior margin laterally.