Amphiops caristripus Jia, 1994

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Amphiops caristripus Jia, 1994

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Amphiops caristripus Jia, 1994: 100 . – Type locality: China, Fujian province, Fuzhou .

Material examined

Holotype ( SYSU), female: Fujian, Fuzhou, Xihu , 21 October 1963, Shanxiang Lin leg., with a red label “ Holotype Amphiops caristripus , det. Fenglong Jia (in Chinese)”, and another label “En-161623, Sun Yat-sen University, Biological Museum (transcript from Chinese)”.

Differential diagnosis

This species differs from all other Chinese species by the very distinct frontoclypeal suture, pronotum with distinct wrinkles anteriorly, pronotum with smaller and less apparent systematic punctures than the species of the A.mater complex, elytra with five weak ridges on inner part, clearly striate laterally and apically, and outer five intervals distinctly elevated.

Distribution

China (Fujian). Known only from the type locality .

Figures

Figure 2. Amphiops caristripus Jia. (A) Head and pronotum; (B) elytra, lateral margin; (C) elytral apex; (D) elytra. Amphiops coelopunctatus sp. nov. (E) Habitus; (F) head, pronotum and elytra base, lateral view; (G) elytra; (H) head; (I) pronotum and elytral base; (J) metasternum and abdomen.