Ptomaphagina nepalensis

Wang, Cheng-Bin, Perreau, Michel, Ruzicka, Jan & Nishikawa, Masaaki, 2017, Revision of the genus Ptomaphagus Hellwig from eastern Asia (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae), ZooKeys 715, pp. 69-92 : 72-73

Group nepalensis

Diagnosis.

This group is characterised by the following combination of characters: (1) body length ≤ 3.0 mm, except P. (s. str.) masumotoi approaches 3.5 mm; (2) anten nomere III shorter than or almost as long as II; VI transverse, length/width ≤ 0.5; (3) metathoracic wings fully developed; (4) aedeagus with median lobe not turning to right at apex; (5) spermatheca sinuous or coiled in distal part. Species included:

P. (s. str.) masumotoi Nishikawa, 2011 (Thailand)

P. (s. str.) nepalensis Perreau, 1988 (Nepal)

P. (s. str.) piccoloi Wang, Růžička, Nishikawa, Perreau & Hayashi, 2016 (China (Zhejiang), Japan)