Geodromicus crassipalpis, Champion, 1920

Shavrin, Alexey V., 2019, The crassipalpis species group of the genus Geodromicus Redtenbacher, 1857 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini), Zootaxa 4686 (4), pp. 571-580 : 572

Key to the species of the crassipalpis group

1 Head, pronotum, and abdomen brown; elytra reddish-brown Aedeagus as in Fig. 6 . Body length: 5.87–7.30 mm. Habitus as in Fig. 3 . Nepal.................................................................... G. spadiceus Shavrin , sp.n.

- Body brown or reddish-brown to black. Aedeagus and internal sac different....................................... 2

2 Median lobe narrow; medial edges of parameres without setae ( Fig. 4 ). Body length: 5.20–7.35 mm. Habitus as in Fig. 1 . In- dia....................................................................... G. crassipalpis Champion, 1920

- Median lobe moderately wide; medial edges of parameres with small setae ( Fig. 8 ). Body length: 5.55–7.50 mm. Habitus as in Fig. 2 . China.................................................................. G. amplissimus Shavrin , sp.n.

Figures

FIGURES 4–10. Aedeagus of species of Geodromicus crassipalpis group (4–5: G. crassipalpis (Uttarakhand); 6–7: G. spadiceus (paratype); 8–9: G. amplissimus (paratype; Yunnan); 10: G. sp. (Gansu)): 4, 6, 8, 10–parameral view, 5, 7, 9–lateral view. Scale bar: 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 1–3. Habitus of species of Geodromicus crassipalpis group: 1–G. crassipalpis (Uttarakhand), 2–G. amplissimus (holotype), 3–G. spadiceus (holotype). Scale bar: 1.0 mm.