Copris ( s. str. ) szechouanicus Balthasar, 1958

3.2.5 Copris ( s. str.) szechouanicus Balthasar, 1958 View in CoL

Copris szechouanicus Balthasar, 1958 View in CoL , Acta Ent. Mus. Nat. Pragae, 32: 479 (NMPC).

Material examined. [ AFCD] China, Hong Kong, Wu Kau Tang, 2 ex., 2015.III.31, coll. M.H. Leung ; Tai Mo Shan , 1 ex., 2015.VII.13, coll. M.H. Leung ; Wu Kau Tang , 1 ex., 2016.IV.18 , coll. T.H. Fung .

[ IZAS] China, Hubei, Xingshan Xiaohekou , 700 m, 1♀, 1994. V.11, coll. Jian Yao; Sichuan, Fengdou Shiping , 610 m, 1♂, 1994.X.6, coll. Jian Yao ; Sichuan, Fengdou Shiping , 1♂, 1994. VI.3, coll. Youwei Zhang.

[ NMPC] China, Fukien , Kuatun, 1♂, 1946. VI.15, coll. Tschung Sen ( Holotype) ; China, Szechuan , Giufu Shan, 1♀, 1500–2000 m, coll. E. Reitter ( Allotype) ; China, Kwangtseh-Fukien , 2♂, 1937.X.8, coll. L. Klapperich ( Paratype) ; 1♀, same data as holotype ( Paratype) ; China, Fukien , Kuatun, 2300 m, 27.40n, Br., 117.40 ö. L., 1♂, 1938. V.1, coll. L. Klapperich ( Paratype) GoogleMaps ; China, Fukien , Kuatun, 2300 m, 27.40n, Br., 117.40 ö. L., 1♂, 1938. V.15, coll. L. Klapperich ( Paratype) GoogleMaps ; China, Kwanhsien , Nordl. Szechuan, 1♂, coll. Reitter ( Paratype) ; China, Szechuan , Yulmg Sud., Tatsienlu, 1♂ ( Paratype) ; China, Szechuan , Tatsienlu Tsendse, 1♂ ( Paratype) .

Distribution. China ( Hong Kong, Fujian, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Zhejiang).

Remarks. The species is firstly recorded in Hong Kong, China.