Platambus wulingshanensis Brancucci, 2005

Bian, Dong-Ju & Ji, Lan-Zhu, 2008, A new species of Platambus from China (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), Zootaxa 1683 (1), pp. 32-38 : 36-37

Platambus wulingshanensis Brancucci, 2005

( Figs. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 , 11, 13, 15 )

Remarks. Dr. M. Wang collected a series of specimens of Dytiscidae during his trip to Hubei Province very similar to P. wulingshanensis , though the specimens collected in Hubei and Hunan (type locality of P. wulingshanensis ) have some differences in elytral markings and parameres. In the description of P. wulingshanensis, Brancucci (2005) figured the habitus, aedeagus in dorsal view and lateral view, and the parameres. We provide here some additional figures of the specimens of P. wulingshanensis collected in Hubei. Distribution. CHINA: Hunan (Type locality), Hubei.

Material Examined. 6 males, 3 females, CHINA: Hubei Province, Shennongjia Forest Distr., 900 m, 13 October 2004, leg. M. Wang.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 10. Platambus wulingshanensis, male: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9; Platambus elongatus sp. nov., male (holotype): 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. 1 – 2: Habitus and colour pattern; 3 – 4: Epipleura; 5 – 6: Anal sternite; 7 – 8: Process of prothoracic ventrite; 9 – 10: Lateral process of metaventrite. Scale bars: 1 – 4 = 1 mm; 5 – 10 = 0.3 mm.

FIGURES 11 – 16. Platambus wulingshanensis, male: 11, 13, 15; Platambus elongatus sp. nov., male (holotype): 12, 14, 16. 11 – 12: Right paramere; 13 – 14: Aedeagus, in lateral view; 15 – 16: Aedeagus, in dorsal view. Scale bars = 0.25 mm.