Timomenus aeris ( Shiraki, 1906 )

Sun, Meiling, Li, Kai & Liu, Xianwei, 2016, Three new species of the subfamily Opisthocosmiinae from China (Dermaptera, Forficulidae), with new synonymies and combinations, Zootaxa 4109 (3), pp. 359-371 : 364

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.3.6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6076205
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scientific name	Timomenus aeris ( Shiraki, 1906 )
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Timomenus aeris ( Shiraki, 1906) View in CoL

Apterygida aeris Shiraki, 1906: 9 View in CoL .

Tinomenus aeris Burr, 1911: 93 .

Timomenus taboensis Shiraki, 1928: 23 View in CoL (synonymized by Brindle, 1969: 245). Timomenus iteratus Steinmann, 1982: 370 View in CoL (Syn. nov.) Timomenus morsus Steinmann, 1982: 373 View in CoL (Syn. nov.)

Measurements. Total body: ♀ 14.0; forceps: ♀ 5.0.

Material. 4♀♀, Taiwan, China, 1935. V.27, collected by Ouchi; 1♀, Mushan, Taiwan, China, 1935. VII.6, collected by Ouchi; 1♀, Longhu Mountain, Long’an, Guangxi, China, 1999. VIII.29‒IX.1, collected by Liu Xian- Wei et al ..

Distribution. China (Zhejiang, Hunan, Fujian, Hainan, Taiwan, Guangxi), Vietnam, Indonesia.

Discussion. In Dermaptera , many species show great variation in the forceps of male. Timomenus morsus Steinmann, 1982 refers to the lighter form of this species, in which the head and pronotum are yellowish. Timomenus iteratus Steinmann, 1982 refers to the f. macrolabia of this species.