Malcus japonicus Ishihara & Hasegawa, 1941

Wang, Shujing & Bu, Wenjun, 2020, A key to species of genus Malcus Stål, with descriptions of four new species from China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Malcidae), Zootaxa 4759 (1), pp. 31-48 : 45

Malcus japonicus Ishihara & Hasegawa, 1941

Malcus japonicus Ishihara & Hasegawa, 1941: 105 .

Malcus japonicus: Zheng (1999: 273) ; Kerzhner (2001: 229).

Material examined. China: Guizhou: 11♂♂ 4♀♀, Zunyi City, Kuankuoshui Nature Reserve , 28.2029°N. 107.1834°E, alt: 1455m, 18.viii.2018, Yanfei Li & Shujing Wang ; Hubei: 2♂♂, Shennongjia, Songmei Town, Songlang Mountain , 31.7571°N. 110.6757°E, alt: 1102m, 30.viii.2014, Jiaqing Zhang ; Hunan: 2♂♂, Zhangjiajie Forest Park, alt: 650m, 7.viii.2001, Wenjun Bu ; 1♂, Yanling County, Taoyuan Cave , alt: 260m, 16.vii.2004, Ying tian ; Jiangxi: 1♀, Ji’an City, Jinggang Mountain, Jingzhushan Scenic Area , 26.4959°N. 114.0795°E, alt: 1151.11m, 19.viii.2016, Shujing Wang & Jingyu Liang ; Shaanxi: 1♀, Ningshan County, Huoditang Forest Farm, 33.4189°N. 108.4006°E, alt: 1276m, Huaxi Liu ; 1♂, Ankang City, Xunyang County, Bailiu Town , 32.9536°N. 109.2929°E, alt: 695m, 2.viii.2014, Huaxi Liu ; Sichuan: 1♂, Dujiangyan City, Hongkou Reserve , 27.vii.2014, Wenbo Yi ; Zhejiang: 3♂♂, Linan City, Tianmu Mountain , alt: 400–700m, 8.viii.2007, Zhonghua Fan ; 1♂, Lishui City, Suichang County, Jiulongshan Nature Reserve Manor, 28.3942°N. 118.8453°E, alt: 460m, 28.viii.2017, Shujing Wang & Yan- fei Li ; 1♀, Quzhou City, Longjingkeng, Jiangshan City , 28.3227°N. 118.6739°E, alt: 518.6m, viii.2016, Shujing Wang & Jingyu Liang .

Distribution. China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang); Japan; Korea.