Themus (Telephorops) uniformis Wittmer, 1983

Yang, Yuxia, Zong, Le, Yang, Xingke & Liu, Haoyu, 2019, A taxonomic study on Themus (Telephorops) davidis species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with description of a new species from China, Zootaxa 4612 (3), pp. 401-411 : 405-406

Themus (Telephorops) uniformis Wittmer, 1983

Figs 5 A–D

Themus (s.str.) bitinctus uniformis Wittmer, 1983b: 218 , fig. 30.

Themus (s.str.) cribripennis Wittmer, 1983a: 151, figs 46, 49. Synonymised by Yang et al., 2013: 5, fig. 2.

Themus (Telephorops) bitinctus uniformis: Švihla, 2008: 187 .

Themus (Telephorops) uniformis: Yang et al., 2013: 5 , fig. 1.

Material examined. Taiwan: 1♂ ( IZAS), Nantou Hsien, Penpuchi , 1000 m, 1998. VIII.25, leg. Y. Arita ; 1♂ ( IZAS), Nantou Hsien, Lushan , 1997. VIII.16, leg. C. Lou.

Supplementary description. Male. Aedeagus ( Figs 5 A–D): ventral processes of parameres abruptly narrowing apically, rounded at apices, moderately bent towards each other; conjoint dorsal plate slightly shorter than ventral processes, widely and roundly emarginate in middle of apical margin, small and rightly emarginate at lateroapical angles; middle emargination with a narrow and transverse protuberance, which vertically bent ventrally, beside protuberance with narrow transverse ridge on each side of inner surface; laterophyses conjoint, slightly thickened in middle of apical part, which is opposite to the protuberance of conjoint dorsal plate, with latero-apical angles slightly extended dorsally, slightly bifurcated and acute at apices.

Distribution. China (Fujian, Taiwan).

Remarks. The illustrations of the aedeagus and female abdominal sternite VIII were provided by Wittmer (1983a, b). Here, the aedeagus is illustrated to make a comparison with T. hainanus sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Aedeagus (A, E. ventral view; B, F. dorsal view; C, G. lateral view; D, H. apical view): A–D. Themus (Telephorops) uniformis Wittmer, 1983; E–H. T. (Telephorops) hainanus sp. nov. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.