Lybnopaeus avernus (Kazantsev, 1997)

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Lybnopaeus avernus (Kazantsev, 1997)

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Lyropaeus avernus Kazantsev, 1997: 186 .

Type material. Holotype ♂, ‘N Borneo, Kinabalu, 1500–1700 m, 19.VI.1995, S. Kazantsev leg.‘, ‘Holotype’, ‘ Lyropaeus avernus sp. nov., S. Kasantsev des. 1996’, ‘ Lybnopaeus avernus S. Kas., S. Kazantsev det. 1998’ ( ICM).

Additional material. ♂, E Malaysia: Sabah, Kinabalu Mt. , S slopes, 6.01° N, 116.54° E, 1500–1700 m, 17– 22.I.2018, S. Kazantsev leg. ; ♂, E Malaysia: Sabah, Kinabalu Mt. , S slopes, 6.02° N, 116.54° E, 1750–1800 m, 20.I.2018, S. Kazantsev leg. ; 4 ♂♂, E Malaysia: Sabah, Crocker Range, Gunung Alab Stn , 5.82°N, 116.34°E, 1850–2000 m, 23–28.I.2018, S. Kazantsev leg. ( ICM) .

Diagnosis. Lybnopaeus avernus , the only species of the genus, is easily distinguishable from other lyropaeines by the generic characters.

Distribution. Borneo (Kalimantan).

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. General view and details of Lybnopaeus avernus, male: 1–2—general view; 3—terminal abdominal segments; 4–5—aedeagus; 1, 3—dorsal view; 2, 4—ventral view; 5—lateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.