Psammostiba hilleri (Weise, 1877), comb. nov.

(Fig. 5 in Sawada 1971; Figs. 18­19, 25 in Brundin 1943; Figs. 34, A­E in Yosii & Sawada 1976)

Homalota hilleri Weise, 1877: 90 .

Atheta (Metaxya) hilleri: Fenyes, 1920: 198 .

Atheta (Metaxya) hilleri: Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz, 1926: 614 . Atheta (Panalota) hilleri: Brundin, 1943: 20 .

Ischnopoda (Chaetida) multipunctata Sawada, 1971: 301 . Atheta (Psammostiba) hilleri: Yosii & Sawada, 1976: 82 . Atheta (Psammostiba) multipunctata: Yosii & Sawada, 1976: 82 (as synonym of At. hilleri). Atheta (Psammostiba) hilleri: Sawada, 1977: 171 .

Diagnosis. Psammostiba hilleri can be recognized by smooth posterior margin of male tergum 8, and by the distinct shape of the aedeagus (Figs. 34, A­E: Yosii & Sawada 1976) and spermatheca (Fig. 25: Brundin 1943).

Psammostiba hilleri differs from P. comparabilis and P. kenaii by lack of crenulation of the posterior margin of male tergum 8.

Discussion. Brundin (1943) based his redescription of P. h i l l e r i on a single female type from Hagi, Japan. His description of P. jessoensis (Brundin 1943) was also based on a single female type from Hokkaido, Japan. Apparently, Yosii and Sawada (1976) did not examine the types of these two species and based their interpretation entirely on Brundin's descriptions and on assumption that P. hilleri is a southern species, while P. jessoensis occurs in Northern Honshu and Hokkaido. However, the female spermatheca of P. h i l l e r i illustrated by Sawada (1971: Fig. 5, M) does not match Brundin's drawing (1943: Fig. 25). To confirm the status of P. h i l l e r i and P. jessoensis the types of both species and additional samples of Psammostiba from different localities in Japan need to be examined.

Distribution. Psammostiba hilleri is known from Japan (central and southern Honshu and Kyushu).