Dianous strabo Puthz, 1995

Tang, Liang & Huang, Meng-Chi, 2018, Notes on the Dianous bimaculatus complex with description of a new species from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), Zootaxa 4527 (4), pp. 560-568 : 567-568

Dianous strabo Puthz, 1995

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Dianous strabo Puthz, 1995: 192 ; Puthz, 2000: 427.

Material examined. China: Yunnan: 1♀, Nabanhe N. R., Nabancun , 22°10′N, 100°39′E, alt. 720 m, 22.XI.2008, Hu & Tang leg. (SHNU); 1♀, Mengla County, Wangtian Village , 15–18.I. 2005, Shi leg. ( SHNU) .

Measurements. BL: 6.1–6.7 mm, FL: 3.4–3.6 mm. HW: 1.11–1.14 mm, PL: 0.97–1.20 mm, PW: 0.84–0.93 mm, EL: 1.44–1.59 mm, EW: 1.34–1.50 mm, SL: 1.25–1.37 mm. Head 0.76–0.83 times as wide as elytra, pronotum 1.16–1.30 times as long as wide, elytra 1.06–1.08 times as long as wide.

Distribution. China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Thailand.

Remarks. The species can be easily distinguished from other species of the complex by narrower head and smaller eyes, from D. bimaculatus , D. flavoculatus , D. hubeiensis and D. hainanensis by larger and sparser punctation of abdominal tergites, from D. bimaculatus and D. hubeiensis also by larger elytral spots, from D. bimaculatus , D. siamensis , D. bellulus and D. hajekianus by larger body size, from D. siamensis , D. bellulus and D. hajekianus also by unicolor femora.

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Habitus. 1 Dianous bimaculatus 2 D. flavoculatus 3 D. hubeiensis 4 D. hainanensis 5 D. siamensis 6 D. strabo. Scale bars: 1mm.