Platydracus juang Smetana, 2005

Huang, Jia-Yi, Chen, Jia-Wei & Tang, Liang, 2024, The genus Platydracus Thomson in Hainan, South China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae), ZooKeys 1212, pp. 129-141 : 129-141

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1212.128295

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DF37117E-FC2E-4CE1-8790-6984780771CA

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13769075

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FAC13E82-7D90-56DC-9731-7C1FE4DC42C7

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scientific name

Platydracus juang Smetana, 2005
status

 

Platydracus juang Smetana, 2005 View in CoL

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Platydracus juang Smetana, 2005: 22; Xu and Tang 2019: 185; Hu 2020: 346; Zhou Zhao and Tang 2024: 508. View in CoL View Cited Treatment

Material examined.

China – Hainan Prov. • 1 ♂; Jianfengling N. R. , decaying log; 15 Nov. 2009; Wen Dong leg.; SHNU 1 ♀; Diaoluoshan N. R. ; alt. 1000 m; Dec. 2022; Zhou & Cai leg.; SHNU 1 ♀; Ledong County, Jianfengling N. R., Mingfenggu , rainforest, decaying log; 18 ° 44 ' 30 ″ N, 108 ° 50 ' 29 ″ E; alt. 995 m; 26 Jan. 2015; Peng, Yin, Tu, Song, Shen, Zhou & Wang leg.; SHNU GoogleMaps 1 ♀; Lingshui County; Diaoluo Shan N. R. ; alt. 900 m; 22 May 2014; Qiu-Jian Yue leg.; SHNU .

Measurements.

Male: BL: 13.4–19.3 mm, FL: 6.89–10.55 mm. HL: 1.60–2.65 mm, HW: 1.91–2.84 mm, EYL: 0.62–0.80 mm, TL: 0.74–1.23 mm, PL: 2.28–3.39 mm, PW: 2.10–3.15 mm, EL: 2.71–4.07 mm, EW: 2.59–3.95 mm. HW / HL: 1.07–1.19, TL / EYL: 1.20–1.54, PL / PW: 1.08–1.15, EL / EW: 1.03–1.07. Female: BL: 12.3–20.0 mm, FL: 7.00– 9.67 mm. HL: 1.60–2.16 mm, HW: 1.97–2.59 mm, EYL: 0.56–0.74 mm, TL: 0.74–1.05 mm, PL: 2.34–3.15 mm, PW: 2.10–2.78 mm, EL: 2.71–3.70 mm, EW: 2.53–3.58 mm. HW / HL: 1.17–1.23, TL / EYL: 1.33–1.42, PL / PW: 1.11–1.13, EL / EW: 1.03–1.07.

Diagnosis.

The species is similar to P. brachycerus Smetana & Davies, 2000 , in most aspects, but it can be distinguished from the latter by the more rounded temples, longer pronotum, and sparser punctation of the head.

Distribution.

China ( Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

SubFamily

Staphylininae

Genus

Platydracus

Loc

Platydracus juang Smetana, 2005

Huang, Jia-Yi, Chen, Jia-Wei & Tang, Liang 2024
2024
Loc

Platydracus juang

Hu F-S 2020: 346
Xu W & Tang L 2019: 185
Smetana A 2005: 22
2005