Psammoecus labyrinthicus Yoshida and Hirowatari, 2014

Yoshida 1, Takahiro, Karner, Michael & Hirowatari, Toshiya, 2018, A Revision of Taiwanese Species in the Genus Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae), Zoological studies 57 (18), pp. 1-18 : 13

Psammoecus labyrinthicus Yoshida and Hirowatari, 2014 ( Fig. 1G )

Psammoecus labyrinthicus Yoshida and Hirowatari, 2014: 29 , figs 1E, 7, 14A-C. Type locality: Japan; Type examined.

Specimens examined: TAIWAN: [Taoyuan City] 1 male, Pa Lon, 28-V-1989, K. Baba leg. (KUM). [Kaohsiung City] 2 males, Liu Kui (= Liouguei), 3-IV-1986, K. Baba leg. (EUMJ).

Diagnosis: This species is closely similar to P. trimaculatus and P. triguttatus (see the diagnosis of P. trimaculatus and Yoshida and Hirawatari 2014).

Distribution: Taiwan; Japan.

Remarks: Yoshida and Hirowatari (2014) redescribed this species in detail with the male genital structure.

Figures

Fig. 1. Psammoecus species of Taiwan, habitus. (A) P. taiwanensis sp. nov. (B) P. delicatus Grouvelle (C) P. harmandi Grouvelle (D) P. dentatus Grouvelle (E) P. trimaculatus Motschulsky (F) P. triguttatus Reitter (G) P. labyrinthicus Yoshida and Hirowatari (H) P. simonis Grouvelle (I) P. hiranoi Yoshida and Hirowatari. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.