Trisinus cratocerus, Raffray, 1894

Yin, Zi-Wei, Nomura, Shûhei & Zhao, Mei-Jun, 2012, Batrisoplisus Raffray, 1908, a new synonymy of Trisinus Raffray, 1894 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae), with description of three new Chinese species, Zootaxa 3222, pp. 61-68 : 62

Trisinis cratocerus Raffray, 1894

( Figs. 15, 17 )

Trisinus cratocerus Raffray, 1894: 265 .

Type material examined. Syntype: SINGAPORE: 3, labeled ‘ Singapore // Muséum Paris / 1917 / Coll. A. Raffray // TYPE [red label] // T. cratocerus / A. Raffray det.’ ( MNHN).

Remarks. This is the type species of Trisinus . It can be readily separated from the other species of the genus by the strongly swollen male antennomere VII and sparse and coarse punctation and large foveae near the middle of the pronotum.

Figures

FIGURES 15 – 18. Type specimens of Trisinus cratocerus (15, 17) and T. cribraticollis (16, 18).