Erymus gracilis

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Erymus gracilis
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E. gracilis
Binomial name
Erymus gracilis
(Fauvel, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Leptacinus gracilisFauvel, 1895
  • Leptacinus circumcaspicusGusarov, 1993
  • Leptacinus nilamburensisCameron, 1932
  • Leptacinus notabilisCameron, 1926

Erymus gracilis is a species of rove beetle widely spread in Oriental region. [1] It is found throughout China, Sri Lanka, India, Bhutan, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Nepal. [2] [3]

Description

Maximum body length is about 4.08 mm. Body nearly cylindrical and dark brown in color. Maxillary palpi, labial palpi, legs and last abdominal segment are pale brown. Head subrectangular where widest at mid-length of eyes. Dorsal integument is glossy, without any micropunctures and microsculpture. Eyes are large, and distinctly longer than half length of tempora. Epistoma is relatively narrow. Antenna scape is stout, and thickened apically. There are three subsequent antennomeres. Pronotum subrectangular, and distinctly elongate. Mesoscutellum glossy with a pair of small punctures. [3]

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References

  1. Bordoni, Arnaldo (2017-12-08). "New data on the Oriental Xantholinini. 44. New species and new records from Nepal, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Sumatra, and Sabah (Coleoptera Staphylinidae): 282° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae". Beiträge zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology. pp. 255–264. doi:10.21248/contrib.entomol.67.2.255-264 . Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. Bordoni, Arnaldo (2017-12-08). "New data on the Oriental Xantholinini. 44. New species and new records from Nepal, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Sumatra, and Sabah (Coleoptera Staphylinidae):". Beiträge zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology. pp. 255–264. doi:10.21248/contrib.entomol.67.2.255-264 . Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. 1 2 Zhou, Yu-Lingzi; Zhou, Hong-Zhang (2014-06-11). "Taxonomy of the genus Erymus Bordoni (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Xantholinini) in China with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa. p. 521. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3814.4.5 . Retrieved 2021-07-06.