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Male (Fig. 6A). Length 2.89–3.02. Head longer than wide, HL 0.70–0.71, HW 0.66–0.69; eyes each composed of about 25 facets. Antennal clubs as in Fig. 7A. Pronotum (Fig. 7B) slightly longer than wide, PL 0.68–0.70, PW 0.64–0.65, with lateral margins slightly angularly expanded. Elytra wider than long, EL 0.75–0.76, EW 1.18–1.19. Metaventral processes short, narrowed apically with pointed apices (Fig. 7C). Protrochanters with small ventral spine, profemora with large sharp spine at ventral margin (Fig. 7D), protibiae (Fig. 7E) with distinct preapical apur; mesotrochanters (Fig. 7F) with indistinct tiny spine at ventral margin; metacoxae (Fig. 7G) with big hook-like protuberance at ventral margin, metatrochanters and metafemora simple. Abdomen broad at base and narrowed apically, AL 0.76–0.85, AW 1.23–1.26. Sternite IX as in Fig. 7H. Aedeagus length 0.60, median lobe symmetric, narrowed from base toward apex (Figs 7I–K).
Female. Unknown.
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- Zi-Wei Yin, Li-Zhen Li
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- Yin Z, Li L (2012) Notes on Michael Schülke’s pselaphine collections from China. – Tyrini. I. genera Labomimus Sharp, Linan Hlaváč and Pselaphodes Westwood (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) ZooKeys 251: 83–118
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- Zi-Wei Yin
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- Li-Zhen Li