Orphnebius antennarius BERNHAUER, 1929

Assing, Volker, 2017, On the Lomechusini fauna of the East Palaearctic and Oriental regions, with a focus on the genera Orphnebius and Amaurodera (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 67 (1), pp. 63-106 : 74

Orphnebius antennarius BERNHAUER, 1929

Material examined: Malaysia: 2 exs., Sabah, Danum Valley, B.R.L., flight interception trap, 14–16.II.2007, leg. Rougemont (cRou, cAss) .

Comment: The shape of the ventral process (lateral view) of the above material slightly differs from that of the holotype ( PACE 2007: figure 30), but otherwise the specimens are in agreement with the description and illustrations provided by BERNHAUER (1929) and PACE (2007). Based on the external and sexual characters (see ASSING 2016b), this species is tentatively attributed to the O. retunsus subgroup. It is distinguished from the species previously assigned to this subgroup, however, by relatively large body size, the rather broad median lobe of the aedeagus (lateral view), and a different morphology of the parameres.