Ceruchus reginae Boucher & Kral 1997

Huang, Hao, Imura, Yûki & Chen, Chang-Chin, 2011, Notes on the genus Ceruchus MacLeay from China, with the description of a new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae), Zootaxa 2906, pp. 1-42 : 10

7. Ceruchus reginae Boucher & Kral 1997

Specimens examined. None.

Taxonomic notes. The following male characters were used by Boucher & Kral (1997): 1) dorsal tooth of the mandible in lateral view with anterior margin and posterior margin equally concave; 2) ventral tooth of the mandible in lateral view absent; 3) anterior margin of the mentum not protruding medially; 4) yellow setae on posterior half of the mesofemur dense and long; 5) yellow setae on inner apex of the mesotibia long, widely distributed, dense and forming a broad brush; 6) caudal end of the penis not protruding beyond the paramere in natural shape; 7) central split on caudal margin of the basal piece of the aedeagus in ventral view minute, with two sides protruding posteriorly, forming an m-shaped caudal margin; 8) penis in ventral view medium in width and not swollen in middle.

The female is unknown.

The recently described Ceruchus chuduraziensis Okuda, 2007 from northern Myanmar seems to be very similar to this species, but differs in having the mentum less transverse and the ventral distal corner of paramere more produced. Both species were poorly described, with some important characters unknown; it will be necessary to redescribe them.

Distribution ( Fig. 293 ). This species was based upon a single male from the north Slope of Mt. Yulong in northwest Yunnan.

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FIGURE 293. Distribution of Ceruchus species in China