taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A8878BFF84FFFFFF4845EA8B2F8E5E.taxon	description	(Figs 5 – 7)	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF84FFFFFF4845EA8B2F8E5E.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype, male, „ China, Sichuan, NW of Jiuxiangzhen [Ya’an City, Hanyuan County, Valley of Fuxiang Township (northwest of Jiuxian Town)], 2000 m, 29 ° 32 ’ 00 ” N, 102 ° 21 ’ 06 ” E, I. A. Belousov, I. I. Kabak leg. 9. VII. 2009 ” (ZISP). Paratypes, 2 females: female, “ China, Sichuan, NW of Jiuxiangzhen [Ya’an City, Hanyuan County, Valley of Fuxiang Township (northwest of Jiuxian Town)], 1785 m, 29 ° 30 ’ 49 ” N, 102 ° 22 ’ 05 ” E, I. A. Belousov, I. I. Kabak leg. 9. VII. 2009 (ZISP); female, “ China, Sichuan, N of pass Xingjing-Hanyuan [Ya’an City, Hanyuan County, Qingxi Town, near Mt. Daxiangling], 2600 m, 29 ° 39 ’ 15 ” N, 102 ° 39 ’ 04 ” E, I. A. Belousov, I. I. Kabak leg. 7. VII. 2009 ” (ZISP).	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF84FFFFFF4845EA8B2F8E5E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Neodima belousovi Prosvirov & Kundrata sp. nov. differs from N. sichuanensis in the smaller and shallower punctures on prothorax (Figs 2 C, D; 3 C; 6 C, D; 7 B, C, D), longer posterior pronotal angles (Figs 2 D; 3 C; 6 D; 7 B, C), straight frontal margin of mesanepisternum (Figs 2 C, 3 D, 6 C, 7 D), broader metaxocal plates (Figs 2 F, 3 E, 6 F), more elongate elytra with smaller punctures (Figs 1 A; 3 A; 5 A, D, G), aedeagal median lobe distinctly surpassing parameres and bearing the sclerotized hook-like sclerite inside (only slightly surpassing parameres and without visible sclerites inside in N. sichuanensis), and the paramere apex without a subapical hook (Figs. 2 I – K; 6 L – N). Neodima cechovskyi has uniformly colored body without dark elytral stripes (Fig. 1 D), elongate elytra, which are about 2.20 times as long as wide (1.85 – 1.95 times in N. belousovi Prosvirov & Kundrata sp. nov.; Figs 1 D; 5 A, D, G), and much larger elytral punctures.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF84FFFFFF4845EA8B2F8E5E.taxon	description	Description. Holotype, male. Body length 5.50 mm; width 1.80 mm. Body (Fig. 5 A – C) elongate, moderately convex. Head dark brown, mandibles brown with darker apex, remaining mouthparts pale yellow, antennae brown, from antennomere III partially dark brown apically; pronotum dark brown, brown at anterior and posterior parts, scutellar shield brown, darker along margins, elytra yellowish brown, with darker humeri, each elytron with broad dark brown longitudinal stripe from stria I to stria VII, stripe developed almost in whole length of elytron; hypomeron and prosternum brown, prosternum darker in middle; meso- and metaventite as well as metacoxal plates pale yellow; abdomen dark brown, each ventite yellowish anteriorly and posteriorly; legs pale yellow; pubescence golden. Head (Fig. 6 A, D) including eyes about 0.7 times as wide as pronotum; frons apically with almost smooth edge but not forming frontal carina, rounded in lateral view, overhanging base of labrum; surface above antennal insertions elevated but not forming carinae. Head surface sparsely punctate; punctures rather small, intervals between punctures mostly equal 2 – 3 puncture diameter. Maxillary palpus with palpomere III about as long as wide. Antenna (Figs 5 A – C, 6 B) slightly surpassing midlength of elytra, length ratio of antennomeres II – IV = 1.00: 1.10: 1.33, pedicel shortest, about twice as long as wide; antennomere III elongate, about 2.5 times as long as wide; antennomeres IV – X elongate, about 3 – 3.5 times as long as wide; ultimate antennomere elongate, about 1.2 times as long as penultimate antennomere, about four times as long as wide, gradually widened subapically, narrowed apically. Pronotum (Figs 5 A, 6 D) 1.2 times as wide as long if measured along midline (length at midline 1.20 mm; width 1.40 mm), and about as wide as long if measured between anterior and posterior angles, strongly convex, mainly at middle. Anterior angles very slightly produced forward; sides before half more or less evenly narrowing anteriad and posteriad, anteriorly narrowing more sharply than posteriorly; posterior angles moderately long, only very slightly divergent. Disc moderately densely punctate; punctures medium-sized, rather deep, rounded; interstices smooth. Hypomeron densely punctate, punctures rather large, oval and deep. Prosternum (Figs 5 B, 6 C) including prosternal process about 1.5 times as long as wide, in front of coxal cavities 0.9 times as long as wide; with punctation sparser than on hypomeron, punctures smaller and rounded; prosternal process about 0.65 times as long as prosternum in front of procoxal cavities. Scutellar shield (Fig. 6 E) suboval, about 1.4 times as wide as long; anterior margin slightly extended medially, with distinct edge; posterior margin rounded. Mesoventrite (Figs 5 B, 6 C) transverse, medial prostrusion of frontal margin apically only slightly emarginate medially; procoxal rests indistinct. Mesanepisternum with frontal margin slightly rounded, with indistinct lateral extensions of procoxal rests. Metacoxal plate (Fig. 6 F) strongly reduced towards body edge, from about half forming only narrow strip. Elytra (Fig. 5 A, C) elongate, together 1.95 times as long as wide, widest about at middle, from humeri more or less gradually widened to middle, then gradually narrowed towards apex, with striae formed by lines of large window-like punctures; interstriae reduced to convex ridges; laterally strongly bent downwards after interstria VI at basal half. Abdomen (Fig. 5 B) with ventrites rather sparsely puncate, punctures small, circular; apical ventrite truncate posteriorly. Tergite VIII (Fig. 6 G) broadly triangular, about 1.6 times as wide as long, apically rounded, sparcely punctate, covered with sparse pubescence. Sternite VIII (Fig. 6 H) transverse, about 1.6 times as wide as long, apicomedially emarginate. Tergite IX (Fig. 6 I) subtriangular, about 1.2 times as wide as long, deeply emarginate apically; tergite X (Fig. 6 I) rather small, widely rounded apically. Sternite IX (Fig. 6 J) elongate, about 3.6 times as long as wide, apically widely rounded. Sternite X (Fig. 6 K) membranous. Aedeagus (Figs 6 L – N) 3.5 times as long as wide. Median lobe elongate, notably surpassing parameres, gradually narrowed towards anterior half, then sharply constricted and gradually narrowing towards apex, apically narrowly rounded, bears sclerotized hook-like sclerite inside, with rather short basal struts. Paramere elongate, broadened at anterior third, gradually tapering at anterior quarter, apex rounded. Phallobase small, narrow, U-shaped, slightly widened anteriorly. Female (Figs 5 D – I, 7). Body length 5.00 mm; width 1.70 – 1.75 mm. Similar to male in most characters. Body coloration slightly lighter. Antenna (Figs 5 D – I, 7 A) shorter, reaching or only slightly surpassing midlength of elytra, length ratio of antennomeres II – IV = 1.00: 1.25: 1.45; antennomeres IV – X elongate, about 3.0 – 3.5 times as long as wide; posterior angles of pronotum slightly longer and more divergent than in male; prosternal sutures (Figs 5 E, 7 D) almost straight; anterior margin of scutellar shield (Fig. 7 E, F) almost rounded medially. Tergite VIII (Fig. 7 G, H, J, K) triangular or broadly triangular, about as long as wide to about 1.4 times as wide as long, apically narrowly or widely rounded, finely punctate, covered with sparse pubescence. Sternite VIII (Fig. 7 G, H, J, K) more or less broadly triangular, about as long as wide to about 1.5 times as wide as long, apically widely rounded, spiculum ventrale about 4 – 6 times sternite length. Ovipositor (Fig. 7 L) relatively long; with paraprocts about 4.0 – 4.5 times as long as gonocoxites; gonocoxite (Fig. 7 I) narrowed to apex; stylus elongate. Bursa copulatrix (Fig. 7 M) elongate, sac-like, without any sclerotized structures. Immature stages unknown.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF84FFFFFF4845EA8B2F8E5E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Sichuan Province, Ya‘an City (Fig. 8).	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF84FFFFFF4845EA8B2F8E5E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honor of the distinguished Russian entomologist Dr. Igor A. Belousov, one of the collectors of the type series.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8AFFFBFF48445A8C498AE6.taxon	description	(Figs 1 D – F, 4 A – K)	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8AFFFBFF48445A8C498AE6.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype, female, “ China: Sichuan, Qingcheng-shan, Umg. [= Umgebung, i. e., surroundings] Heavenly Old Village [probably located in Qingchenghoushan, see remark below], 1000 – 1300 m, 18. / 20. VI. 1995, Heinzl leg. ” (PCPC).	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8AFFFBFF48445A8C498AE6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species differs from its congeners by having a relatively uniform coloration of elytra (with distinct dark stripes in other species; Figs 1 A, D; 3 A; 5 A, D, G), more elongate antennomeres IV – X (about four times as long wide; usually up to three times in other species; Figs 2 B, 4 B, 6 B, 7 A), less convex pronotum (Figs 1 C, F; 5 C, F, I), and relatively long and more convex elytra (about 2.20 times as long as wide; other species 1.65 – 1.95 times; Figs 1 A, D; 3 A; 5 A, D, G) with large punctures. Neodima sichuanensis has elytra with smaller punctures, and N. belousovi Prosvirov & Kundrata sp. nov. have elytral punctures much smaller.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8AFFFBFF48445A8C498AE6.taxon	description	Redescription. Holotype, female. Body length 7.6 mm; width 2.3 mm. Body (Fig. 1 D – F) elongate, moderately convex, light brown to dark reddish brown; apical half of elytra somewhat lighter, legs yellowish to light brown; pubescence yellowish. Head (Fig. 4 A, D) including eyes about 0.65 times as wide as pronotum; frontoclypeal region apically with almost smooth edge but not forming frontal carina, rounded in lateral view, overhanging base of labrum; surface above antennal insertions elevated but not forming carinae. Head surface densely and coarsely punctate; punctures large, intervals between punctures mostly about half of puncture diameter. Maxillary palpus with palpomere III slightly longer than wide. Antenna (Figs 1 D, F; 4 B) slightly surpassing midlength of elytra; length ratio of antennomeres II – IV = 1.00: 1.25: 1.50; pedicel shortest, slightly more than twice as long as wide; antennomere III elongate, about three times as long as wide; antennomeres IV – X elongate, about four times as long as wide; ultimate antennomere elongate, about 1.2 times as long as penultimate antennomere, about 4.5 times as long as wide, gradually widened subapically, narrowed apically. Pronotum (Figs 1 D, 4 D) 1.25 as wide as long if measured along midline (length at midline 1.60 mm; width 2.00 mm), and 0.95 as wide as long if measured between anterior and posterior angles, strongly convex, mainly at posterior 2 / 5. Anterior angles slightly produced forward; lateral sides slightly rounded; posterior angles short, very slightly divergent. Disc densely punctate; punctures large, moderately deep, mostly oval, near margins smaller; interstices almost smooth. Hypomeron somewhat shiny, moderately densely punctate. Prosternum (Figs 1 E, 4 C) including prosternal process 1.65 times as long as wide, in front of coxal cavities about as long as wide; with puncta- tion similar to hypomeron, punctures larger medially, smaller towards margins; prosternal process about 0.6 times as long as prosternum in front of procoxal cavities. Scutellar shield (Fig. 4 E) suboval, about 1.6 times as wide as long; anterior margin slightly rounded, posterior margin rounded; surface almost smooth, shiny, covered with moderately dense small punctures. Mesoventrite (Figs 1 E, 4 C) transverse, medial prostrusion of frontal margin apically slightly emarginate medially; procoxal rests only indistinct, very shallow, without clear borders. Mesanepisternum with frontal margin slightly rounded, with indistinct and very small lateral extensions of procoxal rests. Metacoxal plate (Fig. 4 F) strongly reduced towards body edge, from about half forming only narrow strip. Elytra (Fig. 1 D, F) elongate, distinctly convex, together 2.2 times as long as wide, widest at apical 2 / 3, from humeri slightly widened to apical 2 / 3, then gradually narrowed towards apex, with striae formed by lines of large window-like punctures; interstriae reduced to narrow convex ridges; laterally strongly bent downwards after interstria VII at basal half. Abdomen (Fig. 1 E) with ventrites densely puncate, punctures large, oval; apical ventrite widely rounded apically. Tergite VIII (Fig. 4 K) subtriangular, slightly wider than long, apically widely rounded, finely punctate, covered with sparse pubescence. Sternite VIII (Fig. 4 G) subtriangular, about as long as wide, apically widely rounded, spiculum ventrale about five times sternite length. Ovipositor (Fig. 4 H) with paraprocts about 5.5 times as long as gonocoxites; gonocoxite (Fig. 4 I) narrowed to apex; stylus elongate. Bursa copulatrix (Fig. 4 J) elongate, sac-like, without any sclerotized structures. Male and immature stages unknown.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8AFFFBFF48445A8C498AE6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Sichuan Province, Dujiangyan City, Qingchengshan (Fig. 8).	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8AFFFBFF48445A8C498AE6.taxon	discussion	Remark. Qingchengshan in Sichuan, which is the type locality of N. cechovskyi, is a famous scenery spot which consists of two parts, i. e., Qingchengqianshan and Qingchenghoushan. However, there is no locality known as “ Heavenly Old Village ” in neither of these parts, and additionally, there are no villages at all in Qingchengqianshan. Instead, two spots named Baiyun Ancient Village and Heaven Bridge, respectively, are situated in Qingchenghoushan. Therefore, we suppose that “ Heavenly Old Village ” is a mixed spelling of Baiyun Ancient Village and Heaven Bridge, and thus Qingchenghoushan is more likely to be the exact type locality of N. cechovskyi.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8CFFF1FF4845A28BE189B2.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Neodima sichuanensis Schimmel & Platia, 1992; by original designation.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8CFFF1FF4845A28BE189B2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Neodima species share the following unique combination of morphological characters: elongate pronotum which is distinctly narrowed before posterior angles (Figs 2 D; 3 C; 4 D; 6 D; 7 B, C; pronotum usually transverse and not so distinctly narrowed before posterior angles in other Dimini), pronotal hind angles with their outer margin somewhat rounded so that apex is not oriented apico-laterally but towards base of elytra (hind angles straight, narrowly sharp and divergent in many other Dimini), prosternal process apico-ventrally strongly declivous and dorsally straight in lateral view (Figs 1 F; 5 C, F, I; distinctly curved in lateral view in most Dimini), mesoventrite simple, without distinct deep procoxal rests (Figs 2 C, 3 D, 4 C, 6 C, 7 D; well-developed procoxal rests in all other Dimini), sides of mesoventrite oblique but straight along the whole length (usually distinctly sinuate in other Dimini except Sinodima Kundrata, Sormova & Qiu, 2018 and some Asian Dima species), mesoventral cavity only with indistinctly defined walls (usually with clearly defined cavity walls in other Dimini genera), mesanepisternum without distinct lateral extensions of procoxal rests (present in most Dimini), base of elytra typically abruptly distinctly emarginate and narrowed (Figs 1 A, D; 3 A; 5 A, D, G; usually broader elytral base without such distinct emargination in other genera), and large elytral punctures, which are transformed into window-like deep depressions (usually much smaller elytral punctures in other Dimini).	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8CFFF1FF4845A28BE189B2.taxon	description	Redescription. Body (Figs 1; 3 A, B; 5) 4.50 – 7.60 mm long, 1.75 – 2.30 mm wide, more or less elongate, moderately convex, yellowish brown to dark brown, pronotal disc usually darker than pronotal anterior and posterior margins, elytra more or less concolorous or more often each elytron with dark elongate stripe between stria III and VII running along almost entire elytral length, legs yellowish to light brown; pubescence yellowish to golden. Head (Figs 2 A, D; 3 C; 4 A, D; 6 A, D; 7 B, C) including eyes distinctly narrower than pronotum; frons flattened, oriented forward, medially with more or less distinct, wide and shallow triangular depression, apically overhanging base of labrum, with supra-antennal carinae smooth and distinct but not forming sharp frontal carina medially or surface above antennal insertions elevated but not carinate, apically with almost smooth edge, rounded in lateral view, and not forming frontal carina. Head surface sparsely to densely punctate; punctures small to large, rounded to suboval, intervals between punctures about half to three times puncture diameter; covered with moderately dense, long, semi-erect to erect pubescence. Labrum transverse, convex, finely to roughly punctate, frontally rounded, with long semi-erect pubescence. Mandible robust, broad at base, bidentate, laterodorsal face with sparse long pubescence, lateral edge distinctly curved, region between apical teeth short. Maxilla with cardo small, transverse; basistipes and medistipes clearly separated; basistipes subtriangular; medistipes wider than long; both galea and lacinia lobate, densely covered with long setae; maxillary palpus four-segmented, moderately long; palpomere I short, transverse; palpomere II elongate, about 1.8 times as long as wide; palpomere III slightly longer than wide; apical palpomere about as long as combined length of palpomeres I – III, about 1.7 times as long as wide, hatchetlike. Labium with postmentum strongly transverse; prementum longer, setose apically; palpigers almost contiguous; labial palpus three-segmented, short; palpomere I transverse; palpomere II about as long as wide; apical palpomere slightly longer than wide, hatchet-like. Antenna (Figs 1 A, D; 2 B; 3 A, B; 4 B; 5 A, B, D, E, G, H; 6 B; 7 A) with 11 antennomeres, slender, long, reaching or slightly surpassing midlength of elytra. Scape long, robust, notably thicker than remaining antennomeres; antennomeres II – X elongate, gradually slightly widened apically, pedicel shortest, antennomere III slightly shorter than following antennomeres, antennomeres IV – X subequal in length; ultimate antennomere elongate, slightly longer than penultimate antennomere, gradually widened subapically, more or less obliquely narrowed apically; all antennomeres covered with moderately dense and long, semi-erect pubescence. Pronotum (2 D; 3 C; 4 D; 6 D; 7 B, C) widest at about half, slightly wider than long if measured along midline, and about as wide as long if measured between anterior and posterior angles, strongly convex. Anterior margin widely concave; anterior angles slightly produced forward; lateral sides rounded; posterior angles short to moderately long, relatively sharp, very slightly to notably divergent, with outer margin somewhat rounded so that apex is oriented towards base of elytra; posterior margin medially shallowly emarginate; emargination more or less rounded, about as long as width of scutellar shield. Lateral and sublateral carina close to each other; lateral carina distinct, complete; sublateral carina distinct posteriorly, becoming less distinct to obsolete in anterior third to half. Disc sparsely to densely punctate; interstices almost smooth; surface with moderately dense, long, semi-erect pubescence. Hypomeron somewhat shiny, moderately densely to densely punctate, with punctures large, distinct, rounded to oval. Prosternal sutures almost straight, slightly curved inwards. Prosternum (Figs 2 C, 4 C, 6 C, 7 D) elongate, including prosternal process slightly more than 1.5 times as long as wide, in front of coxal cavities (i. e., excluding prosternal process) 0.9 – 1.0 times as long as wide. Prosternal lobe short, slightly wrinkled, with anterior margin slightly rounded. Prosternal process moderately long, about 0.6 – 0.7 times as long as prosternum in front of procoxal cavities, with sides subparallel-sided basally and narrowed towards apex, arcuate, distinctly bent inwards; surface uneven, coarsely punctate; apex ventrally strongly declivous and dorsally straight in lateral view. Scutellar shield (Figs 2 E; 3 C; 4 E; 6 E; 7 E, F) slightly convex, suboval, transverse; anterior margin more or less rounded or slightly extended medially, with distinct edge; posterior margin truncate to rounded; surface almost smooth, shiny, covered with small punctures and sparse long pubescence. Mesocoxae open to both mesanepisternum and mesepimeron. Mesoventrite (Figs 2 C, 3 D, 4 C, 6 C, 7 D) transverse, widened posteriorly, almost smooth, shiny, frontal margin medially produced forward to form narrow prostrusion, its apex more or less emarginate medially; sides straight, oblique, posterior margin medially narrowly projected between mesocoxae; procoxal rests indistinct or reduced, very shallow and without clear borders; mesoventral cavity elongate, shallow and with indistinct borders anteriorly, widened and with more distinct borders posteriorly. Mesanepisternum with frontal margin medially gradually emarginate or straight, without distinct lateral extensions of procoxal rests. Mesepimeron transverse, smaller than mesanepisternum. Metanotum with indistinct apodemes. Metaventrite reduced, transverse, moderately densely and coarsely punctate, almost smooth. Metacoxal plate (Figs 2 F, 3 E, 4 F, 6 F) with lateral half strongly reduced towards body edge, forming only narrow strip. Elytra (Figs 1 A, D; 3 A; 5 A, D, G) oval-elongate to elongate, together 1.65 – 2.20 times as long as wide, widest at apical 2 / 3; each elytron anteriorly shortly excavate, basally narrowed; with striae formed by lines of large rounded to rectangular window-like punctures; interstriae reduced to more or less narrow, smooth and convex ridges; laterally more or less strongly bent downwards after interstria VII at basal half, so that only seven interstriae are visible basally from dorsal view; pubescence moderately dense, semi-erect to erect, long, longer than distance between interstriae; elytral apices conjointly rounded. Hind wings absent. Leg slender, moderately long; each tibia with paired tibial spurs; tarsomere I longest, slightly shorter than tarsomere II and III combined, tarsomere II elongate, slightly longer than tarsomere III, tarsomere III ventrally with relatively short lobe, tarsomere IV shortest, ventrally with elongate lobe, apical tarsomere elongate, about twice as long or slightly longer than tarsomere IV; pubescence moderately dense and long, usually semi-erect; pretarsal claw simple, moderately curved. Abdomen (Figs 1 B, E; 3 B, F; 5 B, E, H) with ventrites variously puncate; ventrite 1 with abdominal process slender, short, subacute apically; apical ventrite slightly truncate to widely rounded apically; surface of all ventrites covered with long semi-erect pubescence, usually denser at margins. Male terminalia: tergite VIII (Fig. 6 G) broadly triangular, apically rounded; sternite VIII (Fig. 6 H) tranverse, apically emarginate; tergites IX – X (Figs 2 H, 6 I) connected by membrane, tergite IX transverse or slightly longer than wide, apico-medially deeply emarginate, tergite X small, rounded apically; sternite IX (Figs 2 G, 6 J) more or less elongate, apically rounded, apico-laterally finely punctate, with rather dense pubescence; sternite X (Fig. 6 K) membranous, connected by membrane to sternite IX. Aedeagus (Figs 2 I – K, 6 L – N) elongate, 2.8 – 3.5 times as long as wide. Median lobe elongate, slightly to distinctly surpassing tip of parameres, basal half usually thick, with short basal struts, apical half variously shaped, apex narrowly rounded. Paramere elongate, variously shaped, with or without subapical hook. Phallobase relatively small, transverse or U-shaped. Female terminalia: tergite VIII (Figs 3 G; 4 K; 7 G, H, J, K) narrowly to broadly subtriangu- lar, apically narrowly to widely rounded, finely punctate, covered with sparse pubescence; sternite VIII (Figs 3 G; 4 G; 7 G, H, J, K) usually subtriangular, about as long as wide or longer than wide, apically widely rounded, medially and apico-laterally finely punctate, covered with sparse pubescence, spiculum ventrale about four to six times sternite length. Ovipositor (Figs 3 H, 4 H, 7 L) relatively long; paraprocts about 4.0 – 5.5 times as long as gonocoxites; gonocoxite (Figs 3 H, 4 I, 7 I) moderately sclerotized, narrowed to apex, with several setae; stylus elongate, distinct, attached subapically. Vagina simple. Bursa copulatrix (Figs 3 H, 4 J, 7 M) elongate, sac-like, without any sclerotized structures. Immature stages unknown.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8CFFF1FF4845A28BE189B2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Sichuan Province.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8EFFF5FF4845168A8C8B76.taxon	description	(Figs 1 A – C; 2; 3)	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8EFFF5FF4845168A8C8B76.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype, male (PCCW); 7 paratypes: 1 male (NMPC), 3 ex., sex undetermined (PCCW), 1 female (coll. J. Mertlik, Czech Republic), 1 female (coll. V. Dušánek, Czech Republic), 1 ex., sex undetermined (PCRS). Material examined. Holotype, male, “ China, Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 600 – 1050 m, 5. – 19.5.1989, Lad. Bocák lgt. // Holotypus, Neodima n. gen. sichuanensis n. sp. det. Schimmel & Platia, 1990 ” (PCCW). Paratype, male, “ China, Sichuan, 103.20 el, 29.30 nw, Mt. Emei, 500 – 1200 m, 4. – 19. V. 1989, S. & J. Kolibáč leg. ” (NMPC); male, “ China, SW Sichuan, Mt. Emei, 6.6. [19] 97, Krajcik M. lgt. // Czikia catei Schimmel & Platia, 1998, Vít Kubáň det., VI. 1998 // Neodima sichuanensis Schi., det. Schimmel “ (NMPC); 3 males, „ P. R. China, Sichuan, Emei Shan, N 29 ° 34 ‘ 46 ‘‘, E 103 ° 22 ‘ 04 ‘‘, 1463 m, 27. V. 2011, sift 07, V. Grebennikov [lgt.] “ (CNCI); 1 female, “ P. R. China, Sichuan, Emei Shan, N 29 ° 33 ’ 00 ’’, E 103 ° 21 ’ 38 ’’, 1639 m, 28. V. 2011, sift 08, V. Grebennikov [lgt.] “ (CNCI); 1 female, „ [China], Mt. Emei, Sichuan, VII. 2003 “ (PCLQ).	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8EFFF5FF4845168A8C8B76.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species differs from its congeners by having the antennomere IV only 1.20 – 1.25 times longer than antennomere II (1.40 – 1.50 times in other species; Figs 2 B, 4 B, 6 B, 7 A), concave frontal margin of mesanepisternum (straight in other species; Figs 2 C, 3 D, 4 C, 6 C, 7 D), relatively short elytra (up to 1.75 times as long as wide; in other species 1.85 – 2.20 times; Figs 1 A, D; 3 A; 5 A, D, G), and dark elytral stripes not reaching base of elytra. Except N. sichuanensis, male genitalia are known only for N. belousovi Prosvirov & Kundrata sp. nov. The latter species differs in having a median lobe distinctly surpassing parameres and having a large hook-like sclerite inside (only slightly surpassing parameres and without sclerites inside in N. sichuanensis), and a simple paramere apex (with subapical hook in N. sichuanensis) (Figs 2 I – K; 6 L – N).	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8EFFF5FF4845168A8C8B76.taxon	description	Redescription. Male. Body length 4.50 – 5.20 mm (holotype 4.75 mm); width 1.75 – 1.85 mm (holotype 1.75 mm). Body (Fig. 1 A – C) slightly elongate, light brown to reddish brown; antennomere apices, head, pronotal disc darker, usually dark brown, elytra yellowish to yellowish brown, each elytron with dark brown elongate stripe between stria III and stria VII running along almost entire elytral length, legs yellowish to light brown; pubescence yellowish to golden. Head (Fig. 2 A, D) including eyes 0.60 – 0.65 times as wide as pronotum; supra-antennal carinae smooth, distinct, medially forming edge but not sharp frontal carina. Head surface sparsely and coarsely punctate; punctures large, suboval, intervals between punctures usually 1 – 2 times puncture diameter. Maxillary palpus with palpomere III slightly longer than wide. Antenna (Figs 1 A – C, 2 B) slightly surpassing midlength of elytra; length ratio of antennomeres II – IV = 1.00: 1.15 – 1.20: 1.20 – 1.25; pedicel shortest, slightly more than twice as long as wide; antennomeres III – X elongate, about 2.5 times as long as wide; ultimate antennomere elongate, about 1.2 times as long as penultimate antennomere, about three times as long as wide, gradually widened subapically, obliquely narrowed apically. Pronotum (Fig. 2 D) 1.15 – 1.25 as wide as long if measured along midline (length at midline 1.25 – 1.50 mm; width 1.45 – 1.75 mm), and 0.95 – 1.00 as wide as long if measured between anterior and posterior angles, strongly convex. Anterior angles slightly produced forward; lateral sides slightly rounded; posterior angles short, relatively sharp, very slightly divergent. Disc sparsely punctate; punctures large, moderately deep, mostly oval, separated usually 2 – 4 times of their diameter, near margins smaller; interstices almost smooth. Hypomeron moderately densely punctate, with punctures large, rounded to oval, distinct, separated usually 2 – 3 times of their diameter. Prosternum (Figs 1 B, 2 C) including prosternal process 1.6 times as long as wide, in front of coxal cavities 0.9 times as long as wide; with punctation similar to hypomeron or slightly denser; prosternal process about 0.7 times as long as prosternum in front of procoxal cavities. Scutellar shield (Fig. 2 E) suboval, about 1.3 – 1.4 times as wide as long; anterior margin slightly rounded, posterior margin rounded; surface covered with moderately dense small punctures. Mesoventrite (Figs 1 B, 2 C) transverse, medial prostrusion of frontal margin apically distinctly emarginate medially; procoxal rests indistinct. Mesanepisternum with frontal margin medially smoothly but distinctly emarginate, without apparent lateral extensions of procoxal rests. Elytra (Fig. 1 A, C) oval-elongate, together 0.60 – 0.65 times as long as body, 1.65 – 1.75 times as long as wide, widest at apical 2 / 3, sides slightly rounded; with striae formed by lines of window-like large punctures, smaller and more rounded near margins, larger and more rectangular medially; interstriae reduced to narrow smooth ridges; laterally gradually bent downwards after interstria VII at basal half. Abdomen (Fig. 1 B) with ventrites moderately densely puncate, punctures large, oval; apical ventrite widely rounded apically. Sternite IX (Fig. 2 G) about twice as long as wide, with apex narrowly rounded, covered with short pubescence; tegite IX (Fig. 2 H) wider than long, deeply emarginate medially; tergite X (Fig. 2 H) small, elongate, narrowly rounded apically. Aedeagus (Fig. 2 I – K) about 2.8 times as long as wide. Median lobe elongate, slightly surpassing tip of parameres, from about half gradually narrowed towards apex, apically narrowly rounded, slightl curved from lateral view; with very short basal struts. Paramere elongate, relatively broad at basal half, then distinctly narrowed and before apex widened to form a distinct flattened subapical hook oriented laterally, apex subacute, area between apex and subapical hook straight. Phallobase relatively small, transverse, basally slightly emarginate medially. Female (Fig. 3). Body length 5.30 – 5.75 mm; width 1.90 – 2.25 mm. Similar to male in almost all characters (Fig. 3 A – F); antenna slightly shorter, reaching about midlength of elytra, pronotum more convex, with posterior angles not so sharp and more divergent (Fig. 3 A, C). Tergite VIII (Fig. 3 G) broadly triangular, about 1.4 times as long as wide, apically gradually narrowed, finely punctate, covered with sparse pubescence. Sternite VIII (Fig. 3 G) triangular, about as long as wide, apically widely rounded, spiculum ventrale about five times sternite length. Ovipositor (Fig. 3 H) with paraprocts about five times as long as gonocoxites; gonocoxite apically narrowed; stylus elongate. Bursa copulatrix (Fig. 3 H) elongate, sac-like, without any sclerotized structures. Immature stages unknown.	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
03A8878BFF8EFFF5FF4845168A8C8B76.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Sichuan Province, Leshan City, Mt. Emei (Fig. 8).	en	Kundrata, Robin, Sormova, Eliska, Qiu, Lu, Prosvirov, Alexander S. (2019): Revision of the flightless click-beetle genus Neodima Schimmel & Platia (Elateridae: Dimini) endemic to China, with comments on its systematic position. Zootaxa 4604 (1): 42-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4604.1.2
