Pselaphodes spinosus Champion, 1925

Huang, Meng-Chi & Yin, Zi-Wei, 2019, The Pselaphodes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) of Nepal, Revue suisse de Zoologie 126 (2), pp. 165-196 : 194-195

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3463445
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3706077
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scientific name	Pselaphodes spinosus Champion, 1925
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Pselaphodes spinosus Champion, 1925 View in CoL

Pselaphodes spinosus Champion, 1925: 261 View in CoL .

Labomimus championi Jeannel, 1960: 454 View in CoL .

Pselaphodes championi View in CoL . – Yin & Li, 2015: 340, comb. & syn. n.

Type material examined: Lectotype; ♂; INDIA, see Yin & Li (2015: 340).

Other material examined (9 specimens): 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀; ‘ NEPAL, distr. Kathmandu, Godwari, 1600 m, Löbl , 31.III.84’ ( MHNG, SNUC). – 1 ♂; ‘ Népal, 24.III.82, Sheopuri, 2700 m, near Kathmandu, Rougemont’ ( MHNG) . – 1 ♂; ‘ NEPAL, Khandbari, District, Dunge Dara N of Tumlingtarm , 23.III.82, 1100 m, A. & Z. Smetana’ ( MHNG) . – 1 ♂; ‘ NEPAL, NEPAL (Prov. Bagmati), Burlang Bhanjyang , 2600 m, 5.IV.81, Löbl & Smetana’ ( MHNG) . – 1 ♂; ‘ NEPAL, Lalitpur, Distr. Phulcoki , 2650 m, 13.X.83, Smetana & Löbl’ ( MHNG) .

Comments: This species was originally known from northern India, later recorded from Xizang, China, and is here reported for the first time from Nepal. Males are easily recognizable based on the unique forms of the antennal club and aedeagus (see Yin & Li 2015; Huang et al., 2018). The populations of Nepal show little variation in all diagnostic features, and thus can be easily identified.

Distribution: China: Xizang; India: Uttarakhand; Nepal: Bagmati, Koshi (New County Record).