Pseudoscymnus hareja : Ren et al. , 2009: 62 A review of the genus Sasajiscymnus Vandenberg, 2004 from China (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) TONG, JUNBO CHEN, XIAOSHENG ZHANG, XIAONING HUO, LIZHI WU, GANG PENG, ZHENGQIANG WANG, XINGMIN Zootaxa 2022 2022-11-14 5207 1 1 104 Tong & Wang Tong & Wang [151,630,151,178] Insecta Coccinellidae Sasajiscymnus Animalia Coleoptera 52 53 Arthropoda species variabilis sp. nov.  ( Figs 37, 66) Chinese name: 变Ṅḧ瓢•      Pseudoscymnus hareja: Ren et al., 2009: 62[nec. Weise, 1879].   Diagnosis.This species is very distinctive by its elytra with variable markings, elongate penis guide, and penis with a deep emargination at apex ( Figs 37a–f, 37i).   Description.TL: 1.40–2.11 mm, TW: 0.93–1.60 mm, TH: 0.59–0.98 mm. Body oval, moderately convex, surfaces covered with short pubescence ( Figs 37a–f). Head yellowish brown with interocular distance distinctly greater than eye width in frontal view. Pronotum yellow sometimes with a large black spot. Scutellar shield black. Elytron with characteristic yellow and black pattern. Ventral surfaces yellow to black. Legs yellow. Abdominal postcoxal lines incomplete, slightly recurved toward the base of ventrite ( Fig. 37g). Male genitalia: Penis stout, penis capsule with stout outer arm and long inner one, apex of penis with a deep emargination and membranous appendage ( Figs 37h–i). Penis guide with prominent keel at base in lateral view, then tapering towards pointed apex; parameres about 1/2 as long as penis guide, with a tuft of long setae at apex; penis guide approximately parallel sided for basal 1/ 3 inventral view, apically rounded ( Figs 37j–k). Female genitalia: Coxites elongate, triangular; styli well developed with terminal setae; spermatheca distinctly curved, with basal ramus and elongate nodulus.   Type material.   Holotype: China: Yunnan: ♂, Jinuoshan Town, Jinghong City,  6.V.2009, Wang XMleg ( SCAU).   Paratypes( SCAU): China: Yunnan: 1♂ 2♀, Samedata as holotype; 1♀, Nansan,  Zhenkang County,  28.X.2000, Peng ZQleg;  1♂, Dongfeng Farm, Jinghong City,  19.IV.2002, Peng ZQleg;  1♂ 1♀, Menglun Town, Mengla County, 21. VIII.2005, Wang XMleg;  1♂, Botanic Garden, Jinghong City, 22. VIII.2005, Wang XMleg;  1♂, Longmen Village, Shangyong Town,  Mengla County,  8.X.2006, Wang XMleg;  1♂, Mangbing, Yingjiang City, 29. VIII.2005, Wang XMleg;  2♂ 2♀, Nationalhighway 213 route,  Mengla County,  12–13.X.2006, Wang XMleg;  9♂ 13♀, Dadugang Town, Jinghong City,  950 m,  26.IV.2008, Wang XMleg;  2♂ 3♀, Menglun Town,  Mengla County,  1160 m,  29.IV.2008, Wang XMleg;  7♂ 4♀, Sangyong Village–Longmen Village, Mengla County, 1. V.2008, Wang XMleg;  2♂ 1♀, Lafu Village,  Menglian County,  1130 m, 7. V.2008, Wang XMleg;  1♂, Gongxin Village,  Menglian County,  1500 m, 8. V.2008, Wang XMleg;  13♂ 7♀, Longtan,  Ximeng County,  900 m, 9–10. V.2008, Wang XMleg; 2♂ 3♀,  Lancang County,  1300 m, 11. V.2008, Wang XMleg;  2♂ 4♀, Banlao Town,  Cangyuan County,  1100 m, 16. V.2008, Wang XMleg;  1♂ 1♀, Tongbiguan Town,  Yingjiang County,  1000m, 22–23. V.2008, Wang XMleg;  10♂ 10♀, Caiyanghe National Forest Park, 4. V.2009, Wang XMleg;  3♂ 3♀, Dadugang Town, Jinghong City,  1050 m, 5. V.2009, Wang XMleg;  4♂ 8♀, Yaoqv Town,  Mengla County,  700 m, 7–8. V.2009, Wang XMleg;  1♂, Longmen Village, Shangyong Town,  Mengla County,  1027 m, 9. V.2009, Wang XMleg;  2♂ 1♀, Nanping, Mengman Town,  Mengla County,  745 m, 10. V.2009, Wang XMleg;  1♂, Meng’a Town,  Menghai County,  1170 m, 12. V.2009, Wang XMleg;  2♂, Daheishan Town,  Jiangcheng County,  1030 m, 17. V.2009, Wang XMleg;  1♂, Maku Village,  Gongshan County,  1600 m, 1. VIII.2010, Wang XMleg;  2♂ 1♀, Yaoqv Town,  Mengla County,  818 m, 8. VIII.2013, Wang XMleg;  1♀, Jinuoshan Town, Jinghong City,  992 m, 10. VIII.2013, Chen XSleg;  1♂ 2♀, Bulangshan Town,  Menghai County,  1188 m, 12. VIII.2013, Chen XSleg;  1♀, Xujiaba, Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve,  2524 m, 17. VIII.2013, Chen XSleg.   Hubei: 2♂, Banqiao, Shennongjia National Nature Reserve,  1170 m, 21–24. VII.2007, Wang XMleg;  1♀, Yinyuhe, Shennongjia National Nature Reserve,  1600–1800 m, 31. VII.2007, Wang XMleg;  1♀, Wudang Mountains, Shiyan City,  700–930 m, 8. VIII.2007, Wang XMleg.   Guangdong: 1♂, Nankunshan National ForestPark,  XI.1986, Jiang Nleg.   Guangxi: 1♀, Hillside, Mao’ershan National Nature Reserve,  17.X.2004, Wang XMleg;  3♂, Shili Canyon, Mao’ershan National Nature Reserve,  19.X.2004, Wang XMleg;  3♀, GaoZhai, Mao’ershan National Nature Reserve,  20.X.2004, Wang XMleg;  1♂, Pinglong Mountains, Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve,  6.XI.2004, Wang XMleg;  1♂, Hongqi Forest Farm, Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve, 26. VII.2005, Wang XMleg.   Guizhou: 1♂, Laodong Village,  Danzhai County,  4.X.2008, Chen XSleg.   Taiwan: 1♂, Taroko National Park,  Hualien County,  200–912 m,  30.X.2012, Wang XMleg.   Distribution. China( Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Taiwan).   Remarks.This species varies in elytral patterns. The specimens from Taiwanhave black elytra with yellow apices, and each elytron have a yellow spot on medially; most specimens from Yunnan have yellow pronotum bearing with a large black spot, and have yellow elytra bearing with characteristic black pattern as show in Figure 37d; other specimens usually have pattern like Figure 37a. 3965996590 2009-05-06 SCAU Wang XM China Jinghong City Jinuoshan Town 52 53 1 1 Yunnan holotype 3965997173 [261,1213,901,928] 2009-05-06 SCAU Wang XM China Nansan Same 52 53 4 3 1 Yunnan paratype 3965996358 2000-10-28 Peng ZQ China Zhenkang County 52 53 1 Zhenkang County paratype 3965996857 [447,1156,938,964] 2002-04-19 Peng ZQ China Jinghong City Dongfeng Farm 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996459 [1170,1432,938,964] China Menglun Town 52 53 2 1 1 paratype 3965996679 [684,1138,974,1001] China Jinghong City Botanic Garden 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996822 [151,605,1010,1036] China Shangyong Town Longmen Village 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996448 [616,1079,1010,1036] 2006-10-08 Wang XM China Mengla County 52 53 1 Mengla County paratype 3965996585 China Yingjiang City Mangbing 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996603 [488,892,1046,1072] China National 52 53 4 2 2 paratype 3965997022 [904,1431,1046,1072] 2006-10-12 2006-10-13 2006-10-12 Wang XM China Mengla County 52 53 1 Mengla County paratype 3965996897 [151,996,1082,1109] 2008-04-26 Wang XM China 950 Jinghong City Dadugang Town 52 53 22 13 9 paratype 3965996687 [1007,1263,1082,1108] China Menglun Town 52 53 5 3 2 paratype 3965996302 2008-04-29 Wang XM China 1160 Mengla County 52 53 1 Mengla County paratype 3965997059 [616,1121,1118,1144] China Sangyong Village - Longmen Village 52 53 11 4 7 paratype 3965996991 [331,564,1154,1180] China Lafu Village 52 53 3 1 2 paratype 3965996398 [577,911,1154,1180] China 1130 Menglian County 52 53 1 Menglian County paratype 3965996853 [1190,1432,1154,1180] China Gongxin Village 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996394 [151,472,1190,1217] China 1500 Menglian County 52 53 1 Menglian County paratype 3965997118 [739,932,1190,1216] China Longtan 52 53 20 7 13 paratype 3965997160 [943,1277,1190,1216] China 900 Ximeng County 52 53 1 Ximeng County paratype 3965996970 [334,656,1226,1252] China 1300 Lancang County 52 53 1 Lancang County paratype 3965996433 [923,1157,1226,1252] China Banlao Town 52 53 6 4 2 paratype 3965997165 China 1100 Cangyuan County 52 53 1 Cangyuan County paratype 3965996627 [491,782,1262,1288] China Tongbiguan Town 52 53 2 1 1 paratype 3965996625 [793,1175,1262,1288] China 1000 Yingjiang County 52 53 1 Yingjiang County paratype 3965997002 [151,656,1298,1324] China Caiyanghe National Forest Park 52 53 20 10 10 paratype 3965996831 China 1050 Jinghong City Dadugang Town 52 53 6 3 3 paratype 3965996676 [480,709,1334,1360] China Yaoqv Town 52 53 12 8 4 paratype 3965997187 [722,1044,1334,1360] China 700 Mengla County 52 53 1 Mengla County paratype 3965996451 China Shangyong Town Longmen Village 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996775 [523,840,1370,1396] China 1027 Mengla County 52 53 1 Mengla County paratype 3965997214 China Mengman Town Nanping 52 53 3 1 2 paratype 3965997100 [228,530,1406,1433] China 745 Mengla County 52 53 1 Mengla County paratype 3965996548 [798,1006,1406,1432] China Meng'a Town 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996602 [1017,1346,1406,1432] China 1170 Menghai County 52 53 1 Menghai County paratype 3965996567 [329,572,1442,1468] China Daheishan Town 52 53 2 2 paratype 3965996834 [585,948,1442,1468] China 1030 Jiangcheng County 52 53 1 Jiangcheng County paratype 3965996425 [1224,1432,1442,1468] China Maku Village 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996582 [151,479,1478,1504] China 1600 Gongshan County 52 53 1 Gongshan County paratype 3965996408 [785,1013,1478,1504] China Yaoqv Town 52 53 3 1 2 paratype 3965996320 [1024,1314,1478,1504] China 818 Mengla County 52 53 1 Mengla County paratype 3965997201 [324,856,1514,1540] China 992 Jinghong City Jinuoshan Town 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996763 [1143,1432,1514,1540] China Bulangshan Town 52 53 3 2 1 paratype 3965996658 [151,486,1550,1576] China 1188 Menghai County 52 53 1 Menghai County paratype 3965996945 China 2524 Ailaoshan National Nature Reserve Xujiaba 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996724 [469,1327,1585,1612] China 1170 Shennongjia National Nature Reserve Banqiao 52 53 2 2 Hubei paratype 3965996944 [331,1145,1622,1648] China 1700 Shennongjia National Nature Reserve Yinyuhe 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996974 [151,739,1658,1684] China 815 Shiyan City Wudang Mountains 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965997148 1986-11 Jiang N China Nankunshan National Forest 52 53 1 1 Guangdong paratype 3965996571 2004-10-17 Wang XM China Mao'ershan National Nature Reserve Hillside 52 53 1 1 Guangxi paratype 3965996564 [326,1269,1730,1756] 2004-10-19 Wang XM China Mao'ershan National Nature Reserve Shili Canyon 52 53 3 3 paratype 3965996748 2004-10-20 Wang XM China Mao'ershan National Nature Reserve GaoZhai 52 53 3 3 paratype 3965996989 2004-11-06 Wang XM China Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve Pinglong Mountains 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965997226 China Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve Hongqi Forest Farm 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996410 [481,845,1837,1864] China Laodong Village 52 53 1 1 Guizhou paratype 3965997011 [858,1331,1838,1864] 2008-10-04 Chen XS China Danzhai County 52 53 1 Danzhai County paratype 3965997137 Taiwan Taroko National Park 52 53 1 1 paratype 3965996440 [454,1082,1874,1900] 2012-10-30 Wang XM Taiwan 556 Hualien County 52 53 1 Hualien paratype