Scydmaenus (Scydmaenus) vestitoides Reitter

Scydmaenus (Scydmaenus) vestitoides Reitter, 1913: 268 . Based on type material from Taiwan.

Distribution. Taiwan (Reitter, 1913: 268); Thailand (Franz, 1989: 38); Malaysia (Sabah) (Franz, 1992: 860); but in Vít (2004: 227) as Taiwan only.

Remarks. Franz has not seen the type material; illustration of aedeagus in Franz (1985: 111, fig. 22) is based on non-type specimen from Taiwan initially identified by Franz as S. hoabinhensis, and illustrations in Franz (1989: 39, figs 6a, b) are based on a specimen from Thailand. True identity and distribution of S. vestitoides remains unknown.