Scaphidium spinatum Tang & Li, 2010

Scaphidium spinatum Tang & Li View in CoL , sp. n.

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Figs 6, 7, 23–26

Type Material. Holotype. China: Anhui: male, glued on a board with labels as follows: “ Yuexi Couty, Yaoluoping Village , 17.VII.2007 – 4.VIII.2007, coll. Ba Yi-Bing, Lang Jun-Tong & Wang Feng-Yan ” “ Holotype / Scaphidium spinatum / Tang & Li”

Figures 6–9. Adult habitus of Scaphidium . 6, 7 S . spinatum 8,‹ S. laxum . Scales = 1 mm.

[red handwritten label] ( HBUM). Paratypes. 6 males, 12 females, same data as for the holotype (male, female in SHNU, rest in HBUM).

BL: 5.9–7.3 mm, ED: 0.27–0.32.mm, PL / PW of male: 0.78–0.80, PL / PW of female: 0.75–0.79.

Similar to S. grande in most respects, but differs in the following characters: antennal club (Figs 25) relatively stouter; most punctures on head well delimited, connected by weakly confluent traces; apical portion of elytra indistinctly impressed; male profemora (Figs 26) with inner side expanded gradually from base forming an acute angle at apical third, tubercles smaller and sparser; male tibiae (Figs 26) with two widest points forming a blunt and a sharp angle on inner side at about apical 1/5 and apical end respectively; internal sac of aedeagus as in Figs 23, 24.

Distribution. China ( Anhui).

Diagnoses. This species can be easily distinguished from other member of the species complex by its small body size.

Etymology. The Latin adjective “ spinatum ” refers to the spined male profemora of the new species.

Biological notes. All specimens were collected from a log covered with fungi.