Aridelus elasmuchae Maeto & Kudo, 1992

Fig. 2A-C

Aridelus elasmuchae Maeto & Kudo, 1992: 78. [Type locality: Japan]

Material.

Japan Hokkaidô: 1♀, holotype, Nopporo, 15.VII.1986, S. Kudô leg. (NARO) ; 2♂♂, Sapporo City, Hitsujigaoka, 20-27.VI.2011, MsT., K. Konishi leg. (OMNH) . 2♀♀ and 2♂♂, same data except 27.VI-4.VII.2011 (OMNH); 1♀, Kumaishi Town, Ken’ichi-gawa, Iwafuchi-zawa, 15-20.VI.1995, MsT., Y. Itô & T. Itô leg. (NARO). Honshû: 1♀, Aomori Pref., Mt. Iwaki, 28.IX.1983, M. Miyazaki leg. (NARO) ; 9♀♀ 7♂♂, Miyagi Pref., Minamisanriku Town, Hinokuchi, 5.VI-12.VII.2015, MsT., H. Yamazaki & S. Fujie leg. (OMNH) ; 2♂♂, same data except 28.IX-6.XI.2015 (OMNH); 1♀, Miyagi Pref., Minamisanriku Town, Mt. Tatsugane, 5.VIII.2016, S. Fujie leg. (OMNH) ; 1♂, Toyama Pref., Toyama City, Arimine, Jurodani, 1120 m alt., 7-14.VII.2009, MsT., M. Watanabe leg. (KPMNH) ; 1♀, Hyôgo Pref., Kami Town, Niiya, 20.VI-11.VII.2015, MsT., S. Fujie leg. (OMNH) ; 1♀, Hyôgo Pref., Kami Town, Niiya, 15.VI-14.VII.2013, MsT., S. Fujie & M. Itô leg. (OMNH). Kyûshû: 1♂, Kumamoto Pref., Izumi Vil., Mt. Hakucho, 10.VII.1978, K. Ohara leg. (NARO) .

Distribution.

Japan ( Hokkaidô; Honshû: Aomori, Miyagi, Tochigi, Toyama, Hyôgo and Tottori Prefectures; Shikoku: Ehime Prefecture; Kyûshû: Ôita Prefecture) (Maeto and Kudo 1992; Takahashi and Shiraishi 2018; Fujie and Katayama 2020; present study); Russian Far East (Yu et al. 2016).

Hosts.

Elasmucha putoni Scott, 1874 ( Acanthosomatidae) (Maeto and Kudo 1992).