Eulomalus amplipes Cooman, 1937

Zhang, Ye-Jun & Zhou, Hong-Zhang, 2007, Taxonomy of the tribe Paromalini Reitter (Coleoptera: Histeridae, Dendrophilinae) from China, Zootaxa 1544, pp. 1-40 : 25-26

Eulomalus amplipes Cooman, 1937 , new for China

( Figs. 137–141 )

Cooman, 1937: 109 (Type locality: Sumatra), 158 (key); Mazur, 1984: 137 (catalogue); 1997: 185 (catalogue).

Material examined. CHINA: Yunnan: 2 females, Xishuangbanna, Damenglong, 650 m, 1958. IV.12, Shuyong Wang coll.

Remarks. This species can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by the shape of the lateral metaventral striae which have roundly inward-curved posterior ends.

Distribution. China (Yunnan); Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Bali), Borneo, Philippines.

Figures

FIGURES 137 – 141. Eulomalus amplipes Cooman 137. Pronotum and elytra; 138. Prosternum, meso- and metaventrite, and the first visible abdominal sternum; 139. Head, frontal view; 140. Female propygidium and pygidium; 141. Protibia, dorsal view. Scale bars: 137, 138 = 0.5 mm; 139 – 141 = 0.25 mm.