Amphimenes (Amblops) marginicollis Fedorenko , 2019

Anichtchenko, Alexander, 2024, New Species Of Genus Amphimenes Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae) From Laos And Malaysia, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 24 (2), pp. 259-264 : 263

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.59893/abud.24(2).010
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scientific name	Amphimenes (Amblops) marginicollis Fedorenko , 2019
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Amphimenes (Amblops) marginicollis Fedorenko, 2019 View in CoL

Material. 1 male: “ China, Yunnan / Honghe, Qibaofeng , 1350m, 23°4’4.2N 103°23’46.9E, 17.vi.2018, A. Weigel leg.” ( NME) GoogleMaps ; 1 male: “ China, Yunnan / Honghe, Qibaofeng , 1350m, 23°4’4.2N 103°23’47E, 13.v.2018, EKL, leg. L.Z. Meng ( QBF13 )” ( NME) GoogleMaps ; 1 female: “ China, Yunnan / Honghe, Gulinqin , 585m, 22°43’51N, 103°59’35E, 07.V.2019, leg. L.Z. Meng FIT5” ( NME) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Species easily recognizable by the unique combination of red pronotum (except for narrow dark stripe along mid-line) with black head and elytra ( Fig. 7 View Figure 7 ). The structure of the aedeagus in this species is unique. The median lobe is greatly expanded in the middle, weakly sclerotized in this place on right side and has a membranous window.

Distribution. Previously, this species was known from type locality only (N Vietnam, Nghe An Prov.). This is the first country record for China.