Paraphloeostiba, Steel, 1960

Shavrin, Alexey V., 2020, New species and records of Paraphloeostiba Steel, 1960 from China and Laos and descriptions of four new species of related genera (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae Omaliinae: Omaliini), Zootaxa 4890 (3), pp. 301-329 : 316

Paraphloeostiba sp.

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Material examined. 1 Ƌ: CHINA: HONG KONG: Tai Po 1.1996. leg. G. de Rougemont ( OUMNH).

Remarks. This male has not been identified to the specific level, because regarding the proportions of the body and the general shape of the aedeagus it is similar to P. ampliata sp.n. However, the specimen differs from this species by smaller body size, paler coloration, a more transverse pronotum, and a narrower apical part of the median lobe ( Fig. 3 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. Aedeagus (parameral view) of Paraphloeostiba: 1–2—P. ampliata (1: paratype; 2: holotype), 3—P. sp. (Hong Kong), 4—P. sulcicollis (Hong Kong), 5—P. formosana (Vietnam). Scale bar: 0.1 mm.