Omalium chinese J.-K. Li, 1993

Shavrin, Alexey V., 2025, Review of the genus Omalium Gravenhorst, 1802 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Omaliini) of China, Zootaxa 5588 (4), pp. 501-543 : 541

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5588.4.1

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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:444F5F59-9228-4100-9135-DF824FF9BACA

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14922598

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scientific name

Omalium chinese J.-K. Li, 1993
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Omalium chinese J.-K. Li, 1993: 52

Remarks. Omalium chinese was originally described based one the holotype from Heilongjiang, China (“ Holotype female, 1.vi.1992, Heilongjiang, Shangzhi, Laoyeling, soil layer of a Pinus koraiensis forest, Xue-Ping Zhang leg.” (Z.-W. Yin, translation from Chinese)). The original description is very short and based on it, it is very difficult to compare O. chinese with other described species. The description of this species: “Body length 5.2 mm. Body black, antennae, mouthparts, and legs reddish-brown. Anterior margin of clypeus, mouthparts and antennae reddish-brown. Vertex finely punctate and flat. Last segment of maxillary palpus longest. Punctation of pronotum same as that of head; lateral margins with broad reddish-brown band, deflexed, posterior margin slightly emarginate. Elytra with longitudinal row of big punctures; lateral margins, suture and posterior margin reddish-brown, but not distinct. Abdomen finely punctate, glabrous, posterior margin of each segment with microsculpture. Legs reddish-brown; femora thick.” (translation from Chinese by Z.-W. Yin). To clarify the taxonomic status of this species, the study of the holotype is necessary.

Li, J. (1993) The rove beetles of northeast China. In: Li, J. & Chen, P. (Eds.), Studies on fauna and ecogeography of soil animal [sic!]. Press of Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, pp. 1-63. [in Chinese]

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

SubFamily

Omaliinae

Tribe

Omaliini

Genus

Omalium