Plagiophorus paradoxus Motschulsky, 1851

Bourke, Joanna, 2021, Inventory Studies on the Subfamily Pselaphinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Myanmar Part 3: A List of Collected Species in Tanintharyi Region in November 2018, Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series A, Zoology 47 (1), pp. 19-29 : 26

40. Plagiophorus paradoxus Motschulsky, 1851 *

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Specimens examined. 1 ex., 12-13HP; 2 exs., 14-15HP; 2 exs., 16 SWA ; 1 ex., 16-17 LP .

Remarks. Burckhardt and Löbl (2002) revalidated the genus Plagiophorus defined by Motschulsky (1851), and synonymized the following four genera with Plagiophorus : Cyathiger King, 1865 , Cyathigerodes Jeannel, 1951 , Denicyathiger Jeannel, 1951 , Paracyathiger Jeannel, 1951 , Manuleiger Jeannel, 1961 . They also added a checklist of the species of this genus including 84 valid species. This species is very important as it is the type species of the large genus Plagiophorus . It was redescribed in detail by Burckhardt and Löbl (2002) on the basis of the holotype preserved in the Zoological Museum of the University, Moskow, Russia.

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Fig. 4. Pselaphine species recognized in Tanintharyi Region 2/2. A. Arthromelodes sp. 1; B. Batraxis sp. 1; C. Sunorfa exsculpta (Schaufuss, 1887); D. Morana sp. 1; E. Maya dilatata (Motschulsky, 1851); F. Pareuplectops coomani Jeannel, 1957; G. P. tenasserimi (Blattný, 1925); H. Atychodea quadrifoveolata (Motschulsky, 1851); I. Plagiophorus paradoxus (Motschulsky, 1851); J. P. sp. 4; K. P. sp. 5; L. Stipesa sp. 1; M. Ancystrocerus sp. 1; N. Megatyrus masumotoi Nomura et al., 2011.