Dianous, Leach, 1819

Shuai, Qi & Tang, Liang, 2019, The genus Dianous in Zhejiang, East China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), Zootaxa 4706 (2), pp. 275-295 : 286

9. Dianous sp. 1

( Figs. 17, 18 , 93–97 )

Material examined. China: Zhejiang: 1♂, Longquan, Fengyangshan, Mihou Valley , 27°55’20’’N, 119°11’37’’E, 950m, sifted, 9.V.2019, Tang & Zhao leg. ( SHNU) .

Measurements. BL: 5.2 mm, FL: 2.8 mm. HW: 1.03 mm, PL: 0.87 mm, PW: 0.83 mm, EL: 1.22 mm, EW: 1.18 mm, SL: 1.04 mm. Head 0.87 times as wide as elytra; Pronotum 1.04 times as long as wide; Elytra 1.03 times as long as wide.

Distribution. China (Zhejiang).

Remarks. The single male specimen fits the most characters of D. taiwanensis , however its punctation of abdominal tergites is distinctly larger than that of D. taiwanensis . Collecting more specimens will be necessary to clarify its true identity.

Figures

FIGURES 13–18. Adult habitus of Dianous. 13, 14 D. banghaasi banghaasi 15, 16 D. dubiosus 17, 18 D. sp. 1. Scale=1mm.

FIGURES 93–105. 93–97 Dianous sp. 1 98–105 D. freyi 93, 98 male sternite VIII 94, 100 male tergites IX and X 95, 96, 102, 103 aedeagus 97, 104 male sternite IX 99 female sternite VIII 101 female tergites IX and X 105 valvifer. Scale bars = 0.25 mm.