Nargus (Eunargus) taiwanensis Perreau, 1996

Wang, Cheng-Bin, Růžička, Jan & Zhou, Hong-Zhang, 2015, Nargus (Eunargus) celli sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Cholevini), a new species from China, Zootaxa 4012 (3), pp. 570-580 : 576

Nargus (Eunargus) taiwanensis Perreau, 1996

Perreau, 1996a: 294 ( Nargus ; type locality: CHINA, Taiwan: Pingtung Hsien, Peitawushan [ca. 22°38′N 120°45′E], above Kuai-Ku hut, 2750 m); Perreau, 1996b: 944 ( Nargus (Eunargus) ; status change). Perreau, 2000: 105 ( Nargus (Eunargus) ; in catalog).

Material examined. None.

Affinities. Nargus (Eunargus) taiwanensis Perreau , according to the original description, is easily to distinguish from other members of this subgenus by the combination of the following characters: body size small (3.6 mm) and uniformly brown, including elytra; metathoracic wings absent; apical angles of elytra elongated into two very strong teeth that overlap each other; aedeagus with dorsal lamina robust, with straight, slightly assymetrical apex; ventral lamina situated at left side in dorsal view, distinctly longer than dorsal lamina; large tooth of internal sac strongly sinuate, not projected outward from median lobe; parameres relatively slender, distinctly shorter than median lobe, and in lateral view gradually widened towards subapex and then narrowed apically.

Distribution. China ( Taiwan) ( Fig. 1 ).

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FIGURE 1. Distribution map of Nargus (Eunargus) species.