Stenichnus (Stenichnus) pollens (Sharp)

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Scydmaenus pollens Sharp, 1886: 49 . Redescribed by Jałoszyński (2004): 169.

Material studied. JAPAN, Saga Prefecture: 2 ♁♁, 2 ♀♀, Mt. Hobashiradake, Tara-chô, 600 m, 10.06.2021, FIT, leg. Mitsuyasu Nishida (NSMT, cPJ) ; Nara Prefecture: 1 ♁, Nara City, Nara Park, 24.03.2006, leg. T. Lackner (cPJ) .

Distribution. Japan: Honshu, Kyushu.

Remarks. This species was described nearly 140 years ago based on a single male collected in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu; here for the first time recorded from Honshu. It is a large-bodied Stenichnus, with adults slightly exceeding 2 mm in length, and can be identified by unique aedeagal structures (illustrated in Jałoszyński (2004): fig. 6 A–C).