Rhagonycha (s.str.) furcatiformis Wittmer, 1997

Xiao, Yun-Feng, Liu, Hao-Yu, Yang, Xing-Ke & Yang, Yu-Xia, 2024, Taxonomic review of the Rhagonycha flava species group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with descriptions of fourteen new species from China, Zootaxa 5534 (1), pp. 1-69 : 6

Rhagonycha (s.str.) furcatiformis Wittmer, 1997

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FIGURE 2. Aedeagi of Rhagonycha species (A, D, G. ventral view; B, E, H. dorsal view; C, F, I. lateral view): A‒C. Rh. albolimbata Pic, 1926; D‒F. Rh. furcatiformis Wittmer, 1997; G‒I. Rh. hubeiana Wittmer, 1997. Scale bars: 1.0 mm. The abbreviations are as follows: bp—basal piece; dp—dorsal plate of each paramere; is—inner sac of median lobe; ml—median lobe; te—tegmen; vp—ventral process of each paramere.

FIGURE 3. Internal organ of female reproductive system, ventral view (Abbreviations: ag—accessory gland; di—diverticulum; sd—spermathecal duct; sp—spermatheca; ov—median oviduct; va—vagina): A. Rhagonycha albolimbata Pic, 1926; B. Rh. furcatiformis Wittmer, 1997; C. Rh. hubeiana Wittmer, 1997; D. Rh. limbatella Wittmer, 1997. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 4. Abdominal sternites VIII of female, ventral view: A. Rhagonycha albolimbata Pic, 1926; B. Rh. furcatiformis Wittmer, 1997; C. Rh. hubeiana Wittmer, 1997; D. Rh. limbatella Wittmer, 1997. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 35. Distribution map of the species similar to Rhagonycha albolimbata in the aedeagi or general appearance.

FIGURE. 1. Male habitus of Rhagonycha species, dorsal view: A. Rh. albolimbata Pic, 1926; B. Rh. furcatiformis Wittmer, 1997; C. Rh. hubeiana Wittmer, 1997; D. Rh. limbatella Wittmer, 1997. Scale bars: 2.0 mm.