Genus Surculus Townes, 1970

Surculus Townes, 1970: 88 . Type: Surculus oculatus Townes, 1970 . Original designation.

This genus contains a single species, Sur. oculatus Townes, 1970, from Chile. In this study, I record a new species, Sur. japonicus sp. nov., from Japan. This is the first record of this genus from Japan, Palearctic region, and Old World, respectively.

The distribution of Japanese species is extremely far from Chile, while the character states of Japanese species are “completely” accorded with the character states of this genus proposed by Townes (1970). Thus, I conclude that Japanese species is belonging to this genus.