Nazeris inaequalis Assing, 2014

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Nazeris inaequalis Assing, 2014

( Figs 1–5 )

Nazeris inaequalis Assing, 2014: 25 .

Additional material examined. 1 male, ‘ China: Guangdong, Ruyuan, Nanling N. R., Shikengkong , 24°55′33″N, 112°59′29″E, bamboo forest, leaf litter, wood, sifted, 1820 m, 30.IV.2015, Peng, Tu, Zhou leg.’ ; 1 male, 1 female, same data, except ‘ Laopengyidui , 24°56′21″N, 113°01′21″E, mixed forest, 1260 m, 2.V.2015 ’. ( SNUC) .

Comment. Compared with the originally description ( Assing 2014), the above specimens display slightly wider processes of the ventral process and apex of dorso-lateral apophyses of the aedeagus ( Figs 4, 5 ). Based on the similarities in general appearance and male sternites ( Figs 1–3 ), these aedeagal differences are treated as intraspecific variation.

Distribution and habitat. This species has been found in several localities in western Jiangxi, eastern Hunan and northern Guangdong (new provincial record). The specimens were collected by sifting leaf litter in mixed forests at altitudes of 900–1820 m.

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. Nazeris inaequalis 1—forebody; 2—male sternite VII; 3—male sternite VIII; 4—aedeagus, in ventral view; 5—aedeagus, in lateral view. Scale bars: 1: 1 mm, 2–5: 0.5 mm