Arrup dentatus (Takakuwa, 1934)

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22. Arrup dentatus (Takakuwa, 1934)

Prolamnonyx dentatus Takakuwa 1934a: 707 (see Remarks).

Prolamnonyx dentatus - Takakuwa 1934b: 359; 1934c: 883.

Prolamnonyx dentatus - Shinohara 1972: 66; Titova 1975: 45; Ganin 1997: 134.

Arrup dentatus - Crabill 1964: 166; Foddai et al. 2003: 1261; Uliana et al. 2007: 13.

Type locality.

Japan: Hokkaido: “Zyôzankei (bei Sapporo)" ( Takakuwa 1934b).

Type series.

Unknown number of specimens, possibly lost ( Jonishi and Nakano 2022). Depositary unknown.

Diagnosis.

An Arrup species with body reaching ≥ 2 cm; second maxillary pretarsi present (see Remarks); forcipular trochanteroprefemur with a large distal denticle, tibia with large denticle, tarsungulum with pointed basal denticle.

Distribution.

Far East: Maritime krai, Sakhalin oblast (Sakhalin and Kuril Islands: Shikotan) ( Titova 1975; Ganin 1997). Outside Asian Russia: Japan ( Takakuwa 1934b; Shinohara 1972).

Remarks.

The name Prolamnonyx dentatus was validly introduced by Takakuwa (1934a) in a key; specimens were later described in more detail by Takakuwa (1934b, 1934c). Uliana et al. (2007) described the presence of second maxillary pretarsi in this species, according to the original description and Titova (1975), it is absent in this species.