Orectochilus murinus Régimbart, 1892

Liang, Zulong, Angus, Robert B. & Jia, Fenglong, 2021, Three new species of Patrus Aubé with additional records of Gyrinidae from China (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 767, pp. 1-39 : 20-21

Orectochilus murinus Régimbart, 1892

( Figs 9A – 10 )

Orectochilus murinus Régimbart, 1892: 709 .

Material examined

Type material

INDIA – Sikkim • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; mounted together. “Sikkim Kunleong, 1904–215” [register says: ‘received in exchange from Régimbart’], “ Orectochilus murinus Rég. ♂ ♀ ”, “CO-TYPE”, “ NHMUK014433292 ”; BMNH .

Additional material

CHINA – Yunnan • 2 ♀♀ 云南省宁蒗彝族自治县高峰村 [Yunnan Prov., Ninglang Yi-Nationality Autonomous County, Gaofeng Village ]; alt. 2249 m; 27°13′32″ N, 100°52′13″ E; 24 May 2019; 梁祖 龙, 杨圳铭采 [Liang Zulong and Yang Zhenming leg.]; SYSU • 6 ♂♂, 9 ♀♀; Yunnan Prov., Nabanhe N. R. Nabancun ; alt. 720 m; 6 May 2009; Jia-Yao Hu and Zi-wei Yin leg.; SHNU .

SIKKIM • 1 ♀; “ Environs de Kurseong , R. P. Bretaudeau, Fry Coll, 1905–100 70770”, “ Orectochilus murinus Rég ”,“ NHMUK014433293 ”; BMNH ; • 1ex.; “ Environs de Kurseong , R. P. Bretaudeau, 99.105”, “ O. murinus R named by Regimbart”, “Received with this name from Heyne C.O.W. [C.O. Waterhouse], “ NHMUK014433294 ”; BMNH • 1 ex.; “ India Or., Sikkim, Fry Coll. 1905.100”, “ Orectochilus murinus Rég. Sikkim nec. Africa” [from Sikkim not Africa ], “ NHMUK014433295 ”; BMNH .

Distribution

Known from Indochina, Sikkim and India. New for China.

Figures

Fig. 9. Orectochilus murinus Régimbart, 1892 (SYSU). A. ♂, habitus, dorsal view. B. ♀, habitus, dorsal view. C. ♂, habitus, ventral view. D. ♂, genitalia. Scale bars: A–C = 1 mm; D = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 10. Orectochilus murinus Régimbart, 1892 (BMNH). A–C. Co-type. D–E. Additional material. A. ♂, habitus, dorsal view. B. ♀, habitus, dorsal view. C. Label. D. ♀, habitus, ventral view. E. Label. Scale bar = 1 mm.