Ischnosoma discoidale discoidale ( Sharp 1888 )

Kocian, Matúš & Schülke, Michael, 2016, New species and records of Ischnosoma Stephens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Tachyporinae) from China, Zootaxa 4105 (3), pp. 201-242 : 225-226

Ischnosoma discoidale discoidale ( Sharp 1888)

Figs 44 , 65 .

CHINA: Gansu: S-Gansu [ CH 12 -06] W-Qinling Shan, 47 km N Chengxian, 34 ° 10 ' 20 ''N, 105 ° 42 ' 19 ''E, 1830 m, creek valley with secondary deciduous forest, moist litter sifted, 29.VII. 2012, leg. M. Schülke, 2 exs. (cSch); Hubei: Daba Shan, Bachtal 11 km NW Muyuping, 31 ° 30 'N, 110 ° 22 'E, 1960 m, 18.VII. 2001, Mischwaldgesiebe, leg. M. Schülke, 1 ex. (cSch); Daba Shan, Pass E mt. Da Shennonggija, 12 km NW Muyuping, 31 ° 38 'N, 110 ° 21 'E, 16.– 22.VII.2001, 1950– 2050 m, mixed forest, litter, moss, dead wood and mushrooms sifted, leg. M. Schülke & D.W. Wrase, 6 exs. (cSch); Shaanxi: Qinling Shan, pass at road Zhouzhi> Foping, 105 km SW Xian, N-slope, 1700 m, 33 ° 46 'N, 107 ° 58 'E, 3.VII. 2001, leg. A. Smetana [C 91], 3 ex. (cSme, cKoc); Shaanxi/Chongqing: border Shaanxi-Sichuan [now Shaanxi-Chongqing], Daba Shan, pass 20 km SSE Zhanping, 1700–1800 m, 31 ° 44 'N, 109 ° 35 'E, 12.VII. 2001, leg. A. Smetana [C 101], 1 ex. (cSme); Sichuan: Emei Shan, 29 ° 33.6 'N, 103 ° 20.6 'E, 1800–2400 m, sifting 11 – 17, 27.VI. – 5.VII. 2009, leg. V. Grebennikov, 1 ex. ( CNC).

Remarks. Ischnosoma discoidale discoidale , originally described from and common in Japan, is recorded from parts of central China for the first time ( Fig. 65 ). The species was doubtfully recorded also by Li (1993).

Figures

FIGURE 65. Distribution of Ischnosoma discoidale discoidale (Sharp) (squares), I. discoidale taiwanum Kocian (circles) and I. ruth Kocian (triangle) in China (material examined and literature records).

FIGURES 36 – 45. Male sternite VIII with position of dark setae, beard-like palisade setae and median dense setae, schematic. Ischnosoma evae Kocian (36); I. bohaci Kocian (37); I. fusciventre (Tikhomirova) (38); I. bolitobioides (Bernhauer) (39); I. gemellum sp. n. (40); I. absalom Kocian (41); I. farkaci Kocian (42); I. ruth Kocian (43); I. discoidale discoidale (Sharp) (44); I. discoidale taiwanum Kocian (45). Scale bar: 0.1 mm.