Rove Beetles

Meilgård Skov

Randers Fjord

Åleklinta Öland

Figures 1–2.Male habitus of Intestinarius spp. 1 Intestinarius guangdongensis 2 Intestinarius longiceps. Scales: 1.0 mm.

Figures 20–26.Scanning electron micrographs, ventral view of male abdomens. Scale line equals 0.1 mm 20 Oropodes arcaps 21 Oropodes ishii 22 Oropodes yollabolly 23 Oropodes dybasi 24 Oropodes orbiceps 25 Oropodes chumash 26 Oropodes tongva. Scale line equals 0.1 mm.

Figure 1.Habitus of Stenus huapingensis in dorsal and ventral view. Scale = 1 mm.

Figure 5.Diagnostic features of Labomimus paratorus. A antenna B pronotum C median meteventral process, in lateral view D procoxa, protrochanter and profemur E apical portion of protibia F mesotrochanter and mesofemur G apical portion of mesotibia H metatrochanter and metafemur I sternite IX J aedeagus, in dorsal view K same, in lateral view L same, in ventral view. Scales (mm): A, B, D, F, H = 0.3; C, J, K, L = 0.2; I = 0.1; E, G = 0.05.

Figures 17–25. 17–22, 24, 25. Aedeagi of Stenus and Dianous 23 Internal plate of aedeagus of Stenus. 17 Stenus juno 18 Stenus secretus 19 Stenus alienus20 Stenus scabratus 21 Stenus deceptiosus 22, 23 Stenus falsator24 Dianous inaequalis inaequalis 25Dianous chinensis. Scales = 0.25 mm.

Figure 8.Lathrobium yinziweii. A female tergite VIII B female sternite VIII C female tergites IX–X. D male sternite VII E male sternite VIII F aedeagus in lateral view G male sternite IX H aedeagus in ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 3.Diagnostic features of Pengzhongiella daicongchaoi. A male antennal club B female antennal club C left elytron D elytral base, enlarged E elytral lateral margin F Meso- and metaventrite G apical portion of mesotibia H metatrochanter I abdomen, in dorsal view J same, in ventral view K aedeagus, in dorsal view L same, in lateral view M same, in ventral. Scales (mm): A, B, C, E, F, I, J = 0.2; K, L, M = 0.1; D, H, G = 0.05

Figures 20–23.Aedeagi of Lasinus species (dorsal view). 20 Lasinus spinosus 21 Lasinus monticola 22 Lasinus sinicus 23 Lasinus mikado. Scale – 0.3 mm.

Figure 19.Ventral view of female tergite VIII. A Tachinus maderianus B Tachinus mengdaensis C Tachinus oblongoelytratus D Tachinus parahercules E Tachinus paralinzhiensis F Tachinus yini. Scales: 0.2 mm.

Figures 9–12.Habitus of Scaphidium. 9, 10 Scaphidium grande 11, 12 Scaphidium spinatum. Scales = 1 mm.

Maps 1–2.

Figure 5.Antenna: rare specimen of Bolitogyrus costaricensis (Wendeler) with darkened apical segment (A); Bolitogyrus fulgidus (Sharp) (B); Bolitogyrus marquezi Brunke (C); Bolitogyrus newtoni Brunke (D); Bolitogyrus pulchrus Brunke (E). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Meilgård Skov

Randers Fjord

Åleklinta Öland

Figures 3–5.Head and pronotum of Intestinarius spp., male. 3 Intestinarius guangdongensis 4 Intestinarius kuzmini 5 Intestinarius longiceps. Scales: 0.3 mm.

Map 3.Records of the raffrayi-group: Oropodes aalbui, Oropodes bellorum, Oropodes casson, Oropodes chumash, Oropodes esselen, Oropodes hardyi, Oropodes nuclere, Oropodes rumseyensis, Oropodes tongva.

Figures 5.Stenus huapingensis A male sternite VIII B male sternite IX C male tergites IX, X D, E aedeagus F apical portion of paramere G expulsion hooks H female sternite VIII I female tergites IX, X J valvifers and spermatheca K spermatheca. Scales = 0.25 mm.

Figure 6.Male habitus of Labomimus and Linan spp. A Labomimus sarculus B Labomimus schuelkei C Labomimus vespertilio D Linan tendothorax. Scales: 1.0 mm.

Figures 17–25. 17–22, 24, 25. Aedeagi of Stenus and Dianous 23 Internal plate of aedeagus of Stenus. 17 Stenus juno 18 Stenus secretus 19 Stenus alienus20 Stenus scabratus 21 Stenus deceptiosus 22, 23 Stenus falsator24 Dianous inaequalis inaequalis 25Dianous chinensis. Scales = 0.25 mm.

Figures 13–17.Habitats of the new species. 13 Erlang Shan, alt. 2,200–2,300 m (Lathrobium erlangense sp. n.) 14 Labahe Natural Reserve, alt. 2,200–2,300 m (Lathrobium blandum sp. n.) 15 Yele, alt. 2,600 m (Lathrobium illustre sp. n., Lathrobium yinziweii sp. n. and Lathrobium yelense sp. n.) 16 Micang Shan, alt. 1,800 m (Lathrobium micangense sp. n.) 17 Qingcheng Shan, alt. 1,700 m (Lathrobium agglutinatum sp. n.).