Platylomalus ceylanicus ( MOTSCHULSKY , 1863)

Mazur, Sławomir, V, Alexey, V, Alexander & Barševskis, Arvids, 2015, The histerid beetles (Coleoptera, Histeridae) of the Oriental region deposited in the Beetle Collection of Daugavpils University (DUBC), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1451-1466 : 1453

Platylomalus ceylanicus ( MOTSCHULSKY, 1863) (Fig. 5)

S y n o n y m s: P. commeatus LEWIS, P. locellus LEWIS, P. oblisus LEWIS, P. pygostriatus DESBORDES.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Philippines: 2 spec.: Mindanao , Cotabao, Mt. Apo. IX.2014 ; 3 spec.: same Island, Agusan del Sur , Esperanza. XII.2014 ; 1 spec.: same Island, Surigao del Sur. VII.2014 .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: The species is known from India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Borneo and Philippines.