Pselaphodes unicornis Bekchiev & Hlaváč, 2013

Huang, Meng-Chi & Yin, Zi-Wei, 2019, The Pselaphodes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) of Nepal, Revue suisse de Zoologie 126 (2), pp. 165-196 : 195-196

Pselaphodes unicornis Bekchiev & Hlaváč, 2013

Figs 22B , 24 A-L

Pselaphodes unicornis Bekchiev & Hlaváč, 2013: 497 .

Type material examined: Holotype; ♂; NEPAL, ‘Nepal, Parbat , Ghorepani, Rhodendron forest, 2860 m, 13.10.2006, leg. D. Bechev / HOLOTYPUS Lasinus unicornis sp. n. det. Bekchiev & Hlaváč 2013 / collection NMNH-Sofia, Bulgaria’ ( NMNHS). – Paratype; 1 ♀; NEPAL, ‘Nepal, Langtang Valley. Lama longe, 2500 -2800 m, 25.10.1984, leg. P. Beron / HOLOTYPUS Lasinus unicornis sp. n. det. Bekchiev & Hlaváč 2013 / collection NMNH-Sofia, Bulgaria’ ( NMNHS).

Other material examined (21 specimens): 1 ♂, 1 ♀; ‘ NEPAL, Parbat Distr. Ghoropani, Pass N slope, 2700 m, 6.X.1983, Smetana & Löbl’ ( MHNG ). – 1 ♂; same data as for precedent, except ‘ 2750 m, 6.X.1983 ’ ( MHNG) . – 1 ♂; same data as for precedent, except ‘ 2850 m, 9.X.1983 ’ ( MHNG) . – 1 ♀; same data as for precedent, except ‘ 3100 m, 7.X.1983 ’ ( MHNG). – 2 ♀♀; same data as for precedent, except ‘ 3050 - 3100 m, 8.X.1983 ’ ( MHNG). – 6 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; ‘ NEPAL, Khandbari District , above Tashigaon, 3600 m, 6.IV.1982, A. & Z. Smetana’ ( MHNG) . – 1 ♂; ‘ NEPAL, Khandbari District , “Bakan” W of Tashigaon , 3200 m, 3.IV.1982, A. & Z. Smetana’ ( MHNG) . – 1 ♂, 1 ♀; ‘ NEPAL, Mustang Distr. , Lete, 2550 m, 2.X.83, Smetana & Löbl’ ( MHNG) . – 2 ♀♀; ‘ NEPAL, Mustang Distr. , 2 km N Kalopani , 2550 m, 1.X.83, Smetana & Löbl’ ( MHNG) .

Comments: This species is a member of the P. bagmatius species-group, and widely distributed in Nepal. Males can be readily identified based on the unique sexual characters, and the aedeagus. The females can be recognized only by an association with a male.

Distribution: Nepal: Dhaulagiri, Bagmati, Koshi.

Figures

Fig 22. Dorsal habitus of Pselaphodes males. (A) P. tmesisternus sp. nov. (B) P. unicornis. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Fig 24. Male diagnostic features of Pselaphodes unicornis. (A) Antennal club. (B) Head, in lateral view. (C) maxillary palpus. (D) Pronotum.(E) Metaventral process. (F) Protrochanter and profemur.(G)Apex of protibia.(H) Mesotrochanter and mesofemur. (I) Metatrochanter and metafemur. (J-L) Aedeagus, in dorsal (J), lateral (K), and ventral (L) view. Scale bars: 0.3 mm in A, B, D, F, H, I; 0.2 mm in E, J-L; 0.1 mm in C; 0.05 mm in G.