Megalinus solivagus Bordoni, 2012

ZHOU, YU-LINGZI, BORDONI, ARNALDO & ZHOU, HONG-ZHANG, 2013, Taxonomy of the genus Megalinus Mulsant & Rey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Xantholinini) and seven new species from China, Zootaxa 3727 (1), pp. 1-66 : 54

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3727.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EBFEDD52-94FA-4AC9-93BB-BE6101BB1B31
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5463084
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Megalinus solivagus Bordoni, 2012
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Megalinus solivagus Bordoni, 2012 View in CoL

Bordoni, 2012a: 299 (Type locality: China, Yunnan, Lincang env., 2100 m) .

Type material: male, with labels as follows: “ HOLOTYPUS, Megalinus , solivagus sp. n., Bordoni det. 2011” / “Cina-Yunnan, Lincang dint. 2100 m, R. Cinotti VIII.2008 ” ( CB) .

Distribution. China (Yunnan).

Remarks. This species could be distinguished from its congeners by: 1) head sparsely punctate, interspaces between 2–3 punctures’ diameters, with a median longitudinal region ca. 0.2 mm width; 2) antennomere II distinctly longer than III; 3) admedian row of pronotum consisting of 7–8 punctures; lateral row, curvedly arranged, of 7–8 punctures; 4) anterior angle of pronotum not protruding, but rounded; 5) mesoscutellum shallowly covered with transverse microstriae; 5) each side of elytra bearing 8–9 rows of punctures; 6) interspaces between punctures on abdomen of 3–4 punctures’ diameter; 7) median lobe of aedeagus elliptical, inner sac membranous and dilated towards apex.