Scymnomorphus japonicus (Reitter, 1889)

Wang, Xingmin & Ren, Shunxiang, 2012, A review of Chinese Scymnomorphus Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with description of five new species, Journal of Natural History 46 (31 - 32), pp. 1905-1920 : 1912

Scymnomorphus japonicus (Reitter, 1889)

( Figures 2B , 3F–J , 6)

Alexia japonica Reitter, 1889: 277 .

Sukunahikona japonica: Kamiya, 1960: 24 ; Sasaji, 1971: 49; Pang et al., 2004: 66

Scotoscymnus japonica: Miyatake, 1994: 235 ; Ren et al., 2009: 44.

Scymnomorphus japonicus: Kovář, 2007: 572 .

Diagnosis

This species can be distinguished from other Scymnomorphus by the extremely small body ( Figure 2B ), and the unique male genitalia ( Figure 3F–J ).

Description

For detailed description see Kamiya (1960: 24).

Specimens examined

China. Sichuan. 2♂♂ 1♀, Wangjiang Park, Chengdu, 3 November 1983, Pang XF leg.

Distribution

China (Sichuan; Taiwan), Japan.

Figures

Figure 2. (A) Scymnomorphus isolateralis sp. nov., (B) Scymnomorphus japonicus (Kamiya), (C) Scymnomorphus magnopunctatus sp. nov., (D) Scymnomorphus cuspidatus sp. nov., (E) Scymnomorphus yadongensis sp. nov., (F) Scymnomorphus xiaomengyangus sp. nov. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 3. Scymnomorphus isolateralis sp. nov., (A) abdomen; (B–E) male genitalia: (B) penis, (C) apex of penis, (D) tegmen, lateral view, (E) tegmen, ventral view; (F–J) Scymnomorphus japonicus (Reitter), (F) abdomen; (G–J) male genitalia: (G) penis; (H) apex of penis; (I) tegmen, lateral view; (J) tegmen, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.