Themus (Telephorops) davidis (Fairmaire, 1889)

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 : 402

Themus (Telephorops) davidis species-group

Diagnosis. Elytra parallel-sided. Male genitalia: aedeagus stout; conjoint dorsal plate of the parameres almost parallel-sided, almost as long as basal pieces; laterophyses well-developed, almost as long as conjoint dorsal plate. Female internal genitalia: vagina extensive; diverticulum situated at apical part of vagina and hardly delimitated from the latter; spermatheca sac-shaped, with thin accessory gland at base, its opening at base of ventral side of diverticulum, which presents below a pair of strongly sclerotised, arcuate and conjoint ridges, extending to median oviduct.

Distribution ( Fig. 1 ). The species are mostly known from southern China, except a few records from Northern Vietnam, Myanmar and Northeast India.

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FIGURE 1. Distribution map of the species-group of Themus (Telephorops) davidis.