Hylomus proximus (Nguyen, Golovatch & Anichkin, 2005)

(Figs. 1, 13)

Desmoxytes proxima Nguyen, Golovatch & Anichkin, 2005: 252, figs. 1−5.

Hylomus proximus: Srisonchai et al. 2018a: 11 .

Material examined: 1 male (IEBR-28) Lao Cai Province, Van Ban District, Nam Xay commune, bamboo forest, 1,000 m, 6 April 2005, coll. Anh D. Nguyen; 2 females (IEBR-33) same locality and habitat, 8 April 2005, coll. Anh D. Nguyen; 1 female (IEBR-34) same locality, secondary forest, 850 m, 3 April 2005; 1 male (IEBR-44) Lao Cai Province, Hoang Lien National Park, Sa Pa, forest, 2,000 m, 2 December 2005, coll. Anh D. Nguyen; 2 males, 2 females (IEBR-Myr 243) same locality, but bamboo forest, near a stream, 1,800 m, 26 March 2007, coll. Anh D. Nguyen; 3 males, 1 female (IEBR-42) same locality, but forest, 2,000 m, April 2003, coll. Nguyen Tri Tien.

Diagnosis: The species differs from its congeners in the transverse sulcus starting from metatergum 2; paraterga antler-shaped; male leg femora 5 and 6 humped ventrally; gonopod femorite subequal to postfemoral region in length; both solenophore and solenomere long; tip of solenophore serrated (Fig. 13).

Previous records: Lao Cai Province (Van Ban District) (Nguyen et al. 2005).

Distribution: Only known from northern Vietnam.