Pseudoscymnus amplus Yang &Wu,1972:122 Pang et al . 2004:86 Kovář 2007:582 Sasajiscymnus amplus : Yu 2011: 122 Iqbal et al. 2020: 382 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 (Yang & Wu, 1972) Yang & Wu 1972 [151,671,1050,1077] Insecta Coccinellidae Sasajiscymnus Animalia Coleoptera 67 68 Arthropoda species amplus  ( Figs 1a, 3i, 3m, 47, 75) Chinese name: kḧ瓢•      Pseudoscymnus amplus Yang &Wu,1972:122( typelocality:Puli, Nantou, Taiwan, China).—  Pang et al. 2004:86;  Kovář 2007:582.     Sasajiscymnus amplus: Yu 2011: 122—  Iqbal et al.2020: 382.   Diagnosis.This species closely resembles  S. pseudoamplus  sp. nov., but can be distinguished from the later by its penis guide widest at base in ventral view ( Fig. 47g). In  S. pseudoamplus, penis guide is approximately parallel sided for basal 1/ 2 inventral view ( Fig. 48g).   Description.TL: 2.85–3.34 mm, TW: 2.14–2.53 mm, TH: 1.23–1.52 mm. Body oval, moderately convex, surfaces covered with short pubescence ( Figs 47a–c). Head yellowish brown, with interocular distance distinctly greater than eye width in frontal view. Pronotum yellowish brown with a large black spot at base. Scutellar shield black. Elytra black with yellowish brown apices. Ventral surfaces yellowish brown to black. Legs yellowish brown. Abdominal postcoxal lines incomplete, recurved toward the base of ventrite ( Fig. 47d). Male genitalia: Penis long and slender, penis capsule with inconspicuous outer arm and long inner one, apex of penis pointed ( Figs 47e–f). Penis guide long and slender in lateral view, arcuate and gradually narrowing to pointed apex; parameres about 1/8 as long as penis guide, with a tuft of long setae at apex; penis guide widest at base in ventral view, tapering towards blunt apex ( Figs 47g–h). Female genitalia: Coxites shaped board plates; styli absent; spermatheca worm-like, with basal ramus and nodulus ( Figs 3i, 3m).   Material examined.   Holotype: China: Taiwan: ♀, Puli Town, Nantou County,  21.VII.1971, Yang CTleg ( NCHU).   Paratype: China: Taiwan: 1♀, Samedata as holotype ( NCHU). Other material ( SCAU).   China: Taiwan: 1♀, Aowanda, Jenai Town, Nantou County,  1280 m,  21.X.2012, Wang XMleg;  4♂, Ali Mountains,  Chiayi  County,  1800 m,  22.X.2012, Wang XMleg; 4♂ 7♀,  Tengjhih, Kaohsiung City,  370–1450 m,  25.X.2012, Wang XMleg; 1♂ 4♀,  Maolin District, Kaohsiung City,  365–515 m,  26.X.2012, Wang XMleg.    Distribution.China (Taiwan). 3965996328 1971-07-21 NCHU Yang CT China Puli Town 67 68 1 1 Nantou holotype 3965996597 [263,993,1867,1894] 1971-07-21 NCHU Yang CT China Same 67 68 1 1 Nantou paratype 3965996532 2012-10-21 Wang XM China 1280 Jenai Town Aowanda 67 68 1 1 Nantou 3965996854 [1133,1437,1903,1930] Chiayi Taiwan Ali Mountains 67 68 4 4 3965996646 [151,720,1939,1966] 2012-10-22 Wang XM 1800 County 67 68 11 7 4 3965996331 2012-10-25 Wang XM 910 Tengjhih 67 68 5 4 1 Kaohsiung 3965996476 [284,1097,1975,2002] 2012-10-26 Wang XM 440 Maolin District 67 68 1 Kaohsiung