Habrocerus indicus ASSING & WUNDERLE, 1995

Assing, V., 2014, A revision of the Habrocerinae of the world. V. A new species of Habrocerus from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (2), pp. 1217-1227 : 1223

Habrocerus indicus ASSING & WUNDERLE, 1995 ( Figs 7-12 , Maps 1-2 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: China: Y u n n a n: 1: SE Pingbian, Dawei Shan, 22°54'31''N, 103°41'44''E, 2100 m, primary forest, leaf litter sifted, 27.VIII.2014, leg. Assing (cAss).

C o m m e n t: Habrocerus indicus was originally described from Darjeeling and Sikkim (North India) and subsequently reported also from central and eastern Nepal (ASSING & WUNDERLE 1995, 1996; ASSING 2008). The above record from Yunnan considerably expands the known distribution southeastwards ( Maps 1-2 ). The male secondary sexual characters ( Figs 7-12 ) are identical to those of specimens from India and Nepal.

Figures

Map 1: Distribution of Habrocerus in China: H. bisetosus (star); H. schuelkei (diamond); H. splendens (black circles); H. indicus (white circle).

Map 2: Distribution of Habrocerus indicus.

Figs 7-12: Habrocerus indicus from Yunnan: (7) male sternite VIII and pleurites VIII in ventral view; (8) male sternite VIII in ventral view; (9) posterior portion of male sternite VIII; (10-11) male segment IX in ventral and in lateral view; (12) internal sac of aedeagus in squeeze preparation. Scale bars: 7-8, 10-12: 0.5 mm; 9: 0.2 mm.