Thoradonta apiculata Hancock, 1915

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Thoradonta apiculata Hancock, 1915

Figs 43–46

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Material examined. Thailand: Surat Thani Province, 40 km SW of Phanom City, environs of National park Khao Sok, 20–29 July 1996, 1 male (brachypronotal morph), coll. A.V. Gorochov; Phetchaburi Province, 50 km SW of Phetchaburi City, environs of main office of National park Khaeng Krachan, near reservoir, 30 July–1 August 1996, 1 female (brachypronotal morph), coll. A. Gorochov; Phrae Province, 70 km S of Lampang, 390 m, 21–22 August 2009, 1 female (macropronotal morph), coll. V.G. Bezborodov; Mae Hong Son Province, Pai, env. of Mae Yen village, 19.3633o N, 98.4659o E, 560 m, forest river, 15–24 December 2012, 8 males, 2 female (macropronotal morph) and 1 male, 1 female (brachypronotal morph), coll. K. Tomkovich; the same locality, 19.3583o N, 98.4468o E, 500 m, on light, 15–24 December 2010, 16 males, 10 females (macropronotal morph) and 1 male (brachypronotal morph), coll. K. Tomkovich ( ZISP).

Notes. Specimens from Thailand well agree with the original description of this species based on macropronotal morph ( Hancock, 1915).

Distribution. India , Myanmar ( Hancock, 1915), China ( Liang & Zheng, 1998). This species is recorded from Thailand for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 43 – 46. Thoradonta apiculata, male body. 43, macropronotal morph, dorsal view; 44, the same, ventral view; 45, brachypronotal morph, dorsal view; 46, the same, ventral view. Scale bars 1 mm.