中国四川寡节隐翅虫属一新种(鞘翅目,隐翅虫科,寡节隐翅虫亚科)(英文)

A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS MICROPEPLUS LATREILLE FROM SICHUAN,CHINA (COLEOPTERA,STAPHYLINIDAE,MICROPEPLINAE)

记述中国四川寡节隐翅虫属Micropeplus Latreille1新种,肖氏寡节隐翅虫Micropeplus xiaoaesp.nov.,提供了它的体形、头部、前胸、鞘翅、后胸腹板,腹部第3～7背板、第8腹板和雄性外生殖器的彩图。新种采自四川冕宁县的冶勒自然保护区的已死杂草中。编制了这个属的中国种检索表。模式标本保存在西华师范大学生命科学学院。肖氏寡节隐翅虫,新种Micropeplus xiaoae sp.nov.(图1～13)新种与来自台湾的Micropeplus spinatus Campbell很相似,但这个种的前胸中部有16个由脊范围的室,后胸腹板的中凹稍宽并超过后胸腹板长度之半,肩脊和伪缘脊之间无刻点,雄性外生殖器的侧叶端部仅有1根短刚毛。这个种也与日本的M.hiromasai Watanabe et Shibata相似,但新种的前胸有16室,鞘翅刻点粗,肩脊和伪缘脊之间无刻点,以及雄性外生殖器内囊的结构不同,与之有别。正模♂,四川冕宁县冶勒自然保护区,2005-07-19～20,肖凡、周敏、宋甸远采。副模:21♂♂,15♀♀,采集记录同正模。词源:新种种名源自正模采集者肖凡的姓氏。

A new species of the genus Micropeplus Latreille is described under the name of Micropeplus xiaoae Zheng, Yan et Li, with color photos of habitus, head, pronotum, elytra, metasternum, 3rd to 7th tergites of abdomen, 8th sternite, and aedeagus. It was found in the dead weeds of the Yele Nature Reserve, Mianning County, Sichuan, China. A key to the Chinese species of the genus is provided. Type specimens are deposited in the Life Science College, China West Normal University, Sichuan.