Dolichurus aridulus Krombein, 1979

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Dolichurus aridulus Krombein 1979: 21, ♀, ♂. Holotype: ♀, Sri Lanka: Trincomalee district: Trincomalee, China Bay Ridge Bungalow (USNM).

Diagnosis. MALE. BL 4.5mm; frons rugulose reticulate; vertex with small close punctures separated by about half the diameter of puncture; clypeus with a median carina till apical margin; pronotal collar with a few close transverse rugulae on anterior half; hind basitarsus much paler than remaining tarsal segments; mesopleuron rugulose reticulate without sternaulus (Fig. 36).

Material examined. INDIA: Kerala, Kozhikode district, Madappally, 1 ♂, 25.i.2019, Coll. K. Anju, ZSI/ WGRC/I.R.–INV.12657; Kannur district, Kannapuram, 1 ♂, 16.v.2019, Coll. C. Charesh. ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV.12659 . Tamil Nadu, Thirunelveli district, Old Courtallam, 1 ♂, 3.x.2018, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSI/WGRC/ I.R.–INV.12653 .

Distribution. India (new country record): Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: China; Sri Lanka (Krombein 1979; Hua 2006).