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03F9EF199F55FFC7FDE9FD625E4B2FE4.text	03F9EF199F55FFC7FDE9FD625E4B2FE4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Thaumastodinae Champion 1924	<div><p>Subfamily Thaumastodinae Champion, 1924</p><p>Thaumastodinae Champion, 1924a: 25</p><p>(type genus: Thaumastodus Champion, 1924 [junior synonym of Pseudeucinetus Heller, 1921]).</p><p>Thaumastodinae – Spilman 1959: 111; 1972: 113 [key to genera]. — Skelley 2005: 119.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Body elongate to oblong, slightly shining, closely covered with short suberect setae. Eyes (Fig. 2) large, situated on dorso-lateral parts of head, separated narrowly on vertex. Antennae short to relatively short, 7- or 11-segmented, compactly articulated in terminal 6 antennomeres. Basal margin of elytra not crenulate. Tarsal formula 4-4-4 or 4-5-5. Hind legs long, capable of jumping; hind tibiae bearing spines. Sexual dimorphism distinct in fore tarsi (genus Pseudeucinetus) or in sternite VII.</p><p>Key to genera of the subfamily Thaumastodinae</p><p>1. Tarsal formula 4-5–5; legs long and slender; antennal insertions situated near eyes (Fig. 2A); metaventrite short, not covering metacoxa (Fig. 3A); in freshwater environments; Oriental Region................................................................................................. Acontosceles Champion, 1924</p><p>– Tarsal formula 4-4-4; legs long and stout; antennal insertions situated near mandibles (Fig. 2C, E); metaventrite projecting posteriorly, covering metacoxa (Fig. 3B); in both fresh- and saltwater environments...................................................................................................................................... 2</p><p>2. Frons distinctly projecting anteriorly, narrow (Fig. 2 E–F); male fore tarsi enlarged (Fig. 3E); in freshwater environments; Oriental Region............................................ Pseudeucinetus Heller, 1921</p><p>– Frons gently projecting anteriorly, wide (Fig. 2 C–D); male fore tarsi normal; on rocky seashores ... ........................................................................................................................................................... 3</p><p>3. Antennae 7-segmented; antennal groove on gena absent; Neotropical Region................................... ..................................................................................................................... Martinius Spilman, 1959</p><p>– Antennae 11-segmented; antennal groove on gena present; Neotropical and Oriental Regions......... ......................................................................................................................... Mexico Spilman, 1972</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F55FFC7FDE9FD625E4B2FE4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F53FFC4FDDFFE215E4B2CCE.text	03F9EF199F53FFC4FDDFFE215E4B2CCE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Acontosceles Champion 1924	<div><p>Genus Acontosceles Champion, 1924</p><p>Acontosceles Champion, 1924a: 27</p><p>(type species: Acontosceles hydroporoides Champion, 1924).</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Body elongate. Gena wide; antennal groove absent. Antennae slender, relatively long, 11-segmented; antennal insertions situated near eyes. Legs long and slender; tarsal formula 4-5-5.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This genus was subdivided into two species groups by Pütz (2008) mainly based on the male genital characters. However, the points differentiating the two groups are obvious and quantitative features (see also Yoshitomi &amp; Putra 2011), and so the species-group concept needs to be revised.</p><p>Biological notes</p><p>The habitat of this genus (Fig. 4A) is freshwater environments, i.e., waterfalls (type locality of A. chujoi Yoshitomi &amp; Satô, 2005), rivers and streams. The adults are found on wet rocks or actively flying. The larval stages are unknown.</p><p>Key to the males of the species of Acontosceles</p><p>1. Basal piece distinctly curved ventrally, expanded in basal part; parameres long and curved ventrally, minutely serrate on dorso-lateral margins in some species; body shape elongate to oblong-oval; legs relatively long; Japan to India, Indonesia ....................................2 ( A. hydroporoides species group) – Basal piece slightly curved ventrally, not expanded in basal part; parameres short and almost straight, lacking serrae on dorso-lateral margins; body shape oblong-oval; legs relatively short; Indochina to Himalayas ...................................................................9 ( A. quatuordecimmaculosus species group)</p><p>2. Aedeagus distinctly curved (about 90–100°) ventrally in basal piece............................................... 5 – Aedeagus gently curved (about 120°) ventrally in basal piece.......................................................... 3</p><p>3. Lateral lobes serrate on dorso-lateral margins................................................................................... 4 – Lateral lobes lacking serrae on dorso-lateral margins .................. A. hydroporoides Champion, 1924</p><p>4. Basal piece slightly expanded in basal part; Indochina ................. A. chujoi Yoshitomi &amp; Satô, 2005 – Basal piece robust, expanded in basal part; Japan and Taiwan ............................ A. yorioi Satô, 1966</p><p>5. Lateral lobes serrate on dorso-lateral margins................................................................................... 6 – Lateral lobes lacking serrae on dorso-lateral margins; Philippines ........... A. negrosensis Pütz, 2008</p><p>6. Basal piece robust, expanded in basal part ........................................................................................ 7 – Basal piece slightly expanded in basal part; Borneo ........................................ A. borneensis sp. nov.</p><p>7. Basal piece curved in middle part...................................................................................................... 8 – Basal piece curved in caudal part; Philippines .................................................... A. jaechi Pütz, 2008</p><p>8. Lateral lobes shorter; Indonesia .............................................. A. javanicus Yoshitomi &amp; Putra, 2011</p><p>– Lateral lobes longer; Philippines ................................................................ A. tagalog Spilman, 1959</p><p>9. Apex of lateral lobes wide and truncate, with small denticles on lateral margins........................... 10</p><p>– Apex of lateral lobes pointed, lacking denticles...............................................................................11</p><p>10. Lateral margins of lateral lobes gently arcuate in dorsal view; Nepal ....... A. siwalikensis Pütz, 2008</p><p>– Lateral margins of lateral lobes straight in dorsal view; Thailand and Laos ....... A. zetteli Pütz, 2008</p><p>11. Basal piece relatively long; lateral lobes slightly curved in apical parts; Myanmar ........................... .............................................................................................. A. quatuordecimmaculosus Pütz, 2008</p><p>– Basal piece relatively short; lateral lobes curved ventrally in apical parts; China .............................. .................................................................................................................. A. yunnanensis Pütz, 2008</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F53FFC4FDDFFE215E4B2CCE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F51FFCAFDB4FEEB5A162CAC.text	03F9EF199F51FFCAFDB4FEEB5A162CAC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Acontosceles borneensis Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Acontosceles borneensis sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2582 F411-8790-4937-B6A0-248899FD9208</p><p>Figs 5A, 6</p><p>Etymology</p><p>This species is named after its type locality.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype MALAYSIA • ♂; “SARAWAK: Nanga Pelagus 7-14. VIII. ‘58”; “ T. C. Maa Collector BISHOP”; BPBM.</p><p>Paratypes MALAYSIA • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; BPBM • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; EUMJ • 2 ♀♀; “BORNEO: SARAWAK Merirai Valley nr Kapit, 30-300m, 1-6. VII. 58 ”; “ T. C. Maa Collector BISHOP Mus.”; BPBM • 1 ♀; “BORNEO: SARAWAK Bau, Lake Area 29-30. VIII. 1958 ”; “ T. C. Maa Collector BISHOP”; BPBM .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male</p><p>BODY. Oblong, subparallel-sided, slightly convex dorsally, weakly shiny, closely covered with suberect silver setae. Coloration of body blackish brown, but mouthparts and legs yellowish brown; elytra with obscure silver spots consisting of erect setae.</p><p>HEAD. Moderate in size; frons and clypeus closely covered with erect, long silver setae; clypeus with straight anterior margin. Eyes large, prominent dorso-laterally.</p><p>ANTENNAE. Reaching about proximal half of pronotum.</p><p>PRONOTUM. Widest at basal third, densely bearing short yellowish setae and minute scale-like setae; PW/ PL 2.25–2.50 (2.34). Scutellum small, subtriangular.</p><p>ELYTRA. Oblong, subparallel-sided near base to apical fifth, densely covered with short yellowish setae and minute scale-like setae, projecting ventrally in apical part; EL/ EW 1.59–1.80 (1.72); EL/ PL 4.17– 4.63 (4.39); EW/ PW 1.02–1.16 (1.10); TL/ EW 1.97–2.22 (2.11).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Sternite VII (Fig. 6A) broad, gently arcuate along caudal margin, shallowly concave in median part, bearing about 20 long setae and three pairs of long and stout setae. Sternite VIII (Fig. 6B) membranous, bearing minute spines in apical parts. Sternite IX (Fig. 6C) moderately sclerotized, large, with small apical plates.</p><p>AEDEAGUS (Fig. 6 D–E). Long, well sclerotized, strongly curved ventrally; basal piece oblong, expanded basally, evenly curved ventrally; lateral lobes long and slender, serrate on dorso-lateral margins, curved ventrally; median lobe long and slender, about 0.6 times as long as lateral lobe, gently curved ventrally; ML/BL 0.36; ML/ LL 0.68.</p><p>Female</p><p>Sexual dimorphism distinct in the following characteristics: 1) frons and clypeus covered with short yellowish setae; 2) apical part of elytra projecting ventro-apically; 3) sternite VII (Fig. 6F) rather pointed on caudal margin, bearing about 40 long setae. Urosternite (Fig. 6G) well sclerotized, with long and slender apodeme; lateral projections stout, bifid in apical parts. Ovipositor (Fig. 6H) well sclerotized; coxite sparsely punctuate, pointed at apices; approximate ratio of coxite and baculus (n = 1) of 1.0:1.7.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Unsexed (n = 4): TL 2.17–2.25 (2.21) mm; PW 0.90–1.00 (0.96) mm; PL 0.40–0.42 (0.41) mm; EL 1.75–1.85 (1.80) mm; EW 1.00–1.10 (1.05) mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Malaysia (Sarawak).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species belongs to the hydroporoides species group judging from characteristics of the male genitalia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F51FFCAFDB4FEEB5A162CAC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F5CFFC8FDF2FEEB59312D35.text	03F9EF199F5CFFC8FDF2FEEB59312D35.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Acontosceles chujoi Yoshitomi 2005	<div><p>Acontosceles chujoi Yoshitomi &amp; Satô, 2005</p><p>Fig. 5D</p><p>Acontosceles chujoi Yoshitomi &amp; Satô, 2005: 35 .</p><p>Material examined</p><p>LAOS • 12 ex.; “[LA8] Nam Xan, near Ban Nahoung, Xieng Khouang Prov., Laos, 19°09.134″ N, 103°43.037″ E, 1453 m, 25. V. 2013 H. Yoshitomi leg.”; EUMJ • 23 ex.; “[LA 23] 2km W of Nam Chat, Laos, 19° 290137 ″ N, 102°424900″ E, ca 814 m, 22. IV. 2018, H. Yoshitomi leg.”; EUMJ .</p><p>VIETNAM • 5 ex.; “ Tam Dao (950-1,050m) Vinh Phu Prov., Vietnam, 19. V. 1995 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 11 ex.; “[VN6] Ban Khoang, Lao Cai Prov., Vietnam, N22 24.423 E103 47.309, ca 1284 m, 22. VI. 2012, H. Yoshitomi leg.”; EUMJ .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Laos, Vietnam (new record).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F5CFFC8FDF2FEEB59312D35	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F5CFFC8FD80FC645F6E28E0.text	03F9EF199F5CFFC8FD80FC645F6E28E0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Acontosceles yorioi Sato 1966	<div><p>Acontosceles yorioi Satô, 1966</p><p>Fig. 5B</p><p>Acontosceles yorioi Satô, 1966: 60 .</p><p>Acontosceles hydroporoides – Satô 1965: 123 [misidentification]. — Spangler et al. 2001: 152 [Taiwan, error].</p><p>Acontosceles yorioi – Yoshitomi &amp; Satô 2005: 36 .</p><p>Material examined</p><p>JAPAN • 3 ex.; “ Sate-gawa Kunigami, Okinawa 18-VI- 2006 K. Takahashi leg.”; EUMJ • 3 ex.; “ Hijikawa, Kunigami, Okinawa, Ryukyus 15-VI-2003 K. Takahashi leg.”; EUMJ .</p><p>TAIWAN • 1 ex.; “ Taiwan Nantou Chunyang VI /11 -- VII /9 / 2002 C. S. Lin &amp; W. T. Yang Malaise trap (KCN)”; “ NMNS ENT 5240-73”; NMNS • 1 ex.; “ Taiwan Nantou Chunyang V / 7 -- VI / 1/ 2002 C. S. Lin &amp; W. T. Yang Malaise trap (KCN)”; “ NMNS ENT 5237-3502”; NMNS • 1 ex.; “ Taiwan Nantou Chunyang V / 11 - VII /3 / 2004 C. S. Lin &amp; W. T. Yang Malaise trap (KCN)”; “ NMNS ENT 5249-6740”; NMNS • 1 ex.; “ Taiwan Pingtung Manchou Lite No: 169 Hsiang Rd. 3.8km IV/ 19 -- V / 1/ 2009 M. L. Jeng &amp; T. J. Chen Malaise trap ”; NMNS .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Japan: Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa-jima, Ishigaki-jima, Iriomote-jima); Taiwan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F5CFFC8FD80FC645F6E28E0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F5CFFC9FDDFF9325A372A4E.text	03F9EF199F5CFFC9FDDFF9325A372A4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Acontosceles siwalikensis Putz 2008	<div><p>Acontosceles siwalikensis Pütz, 2008</p><p>Figs 5E, 7</p><p>Acontosceles siwalikensis Pütz, 2008: 314 .</p><p>Material examined</p><p>NEPAL • 1 ♂, 5 ex.; “NEPAL, Prov. Bheri Distr. Surkhet, 20km S Surkhet, Bheri-River 600m NN, 03. VI. 1995 leg. M. Hartmann ”; NME • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; EUMJ .</p><p>Redescription</p><p>For a detailed description of the external features, see the original description (Pütz 2008). PW/ PL 2.63; EL/ EW 1.58; EL/ PL 4.70; EW/ PW 1.13; TL/ EW 1.92.</p><p>Male</p><p>Sternite VII (Fig. 7A) gently arcuate on caudal margin, bearing about 30 long setae in median part. Sternite VIII (Fig. 7B) membranous. Sternite IX (Fig. 7C) slightly sclerotized, with long apical plates bifid in apical parts. Aedeagus (Fig. 7 D–F) relatively short, well sclerotized, slightly curved ventrally; basal piece oblong, subparallel-sided; lateral lobes short and broad, arcuate on lateral margins, closely punctuate, with small projections in lateral parts of apices; median lobe slender, about 0.8 times as long as lateral lobe, slightly curved ventrally; ML/ BL 0.40; ML/ LL 0.80.</p><p>Female</p><p>Sexual dimorphism slight. Sternite VII (Fig. 7G) arcuate on caudal margin, bearing about 40 long setae. Urosternite (Fig. 7H) well sclerotized, with long and slender apodeme; lateral projections short, projecting antero-laterally. Ovipositor (Fig. 7I) well sclerotized; coxite closely punctuate, pointed at apices; approximate ratio of coxite and baculus (n = 1) 1.0: 1.8.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Male (n = 1): TL 2.28 mm; PW 1.05 mm; PL 0.40 mm; EL 1.88 mm; EW 1.19 mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Nepal.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F5CFFC9FDDFF9325A372A4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F5DFFCFFD80FB9B592F2F27.text	03F9EF199F5DFFCFFD80FB9B592F2F27.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Acontosceles zetteli Putz 2008	<div><p>Acontosceles zetteli Pütz, 2008</p><p>Figs 5F, 8</p><p>Acontosceles zetteli Pütz, 2008: 317 .</p><p>Material examined</p><p>LAOS • 1 ♂; “LAOS: Vientiane Prov. Ban Van Eue 15. XII. 1966 ”; “Native Collector BISHOP”; BPBM .</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Male</p><p>For a detailed description of the external features, see the original description (Pütz 2008). PW/ PL 2.83; EL/ EW 1.48; EL/ PL 4.93; EW/ PW 1.18; TL/ EW 1.78.</p><p>Sternite VII (Fig. 8A) arcuate on caudal margin, bearing about 20 long setae in median part. Sternite VIII (Fig. 8B) membranous. Sternite IX (Fig. 8C) slightly sclerotized, with long apical plates bifid in apical parts. Aedeagus (Fig. 8 D–F) short, well sclerotized, slightly curved ventrally; basal piece oblong, subparallel-sided; lateral lobes short and broad, straight on lateral margins, closely punctuate, minutely projecting ventro-laterally at apices; median lobe slender, about 0.8 times as long as lateral lobe, slightly curved ventrally; ML/ BL 0.34; ML/ LL 0.82.</p><p>Female</p><p>Unknown.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Male (n = 1): TL 1.78 mm; PW 0.85 mm; PL 0.30 mm; EL 1.48 mm; EW 1.00 mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Thailand, Laos (new record).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F5DFFCFFD80FB9B592F2F27	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F5BFFCCFDA4FE9B5E4B2AC9.text	03F9EF199F5BFFCCFDA4FE9B5E4B2AC9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudeucinetus Heller 1921	<div><p>Genus Pseudeucinetus Heller, 1921</p><p>Pseudeucinetus Heller, 1921: 155</p><p>(type species: Pseudeucinetus zygops Heller, 1921).</p><p>Thaumastodus Champion, 1924a: 25</p><p>(type species: Thaumastodus fusiformis Champion, 1924; synonymized by Champion 1924b).</p><p>Pseudeucinetus – Satô 1994: 173 . — Spangler 1995: 395.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Body oblong. Gena wide; shallow antennal groove present.Frons (Fig. 2 E–F) narrow, distinctly projecting anteriorly. Antennae stout and short, 11-segmented; antennal insertions situated near mandibles. Legs relatively short and stout; tarsal formula 4-4-4; male fore tarsi enlarged (Fig. 3E).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This genus is easily distinguishable from other genera of the subfamily Thaumastodinae by the unique shape of the head: frons distinctly projecting anteriorly and narrow between the eyes.</p><p>Biological notes</p><p>The habitat of this genus (Fig. 4A) is freshwater environments, i.e., rivers and streams. The adults are found in the splash zone of wet rocks, and frequently actively flying. In Java, Indonesia, Pseudeucinetus javanicus and Acontosceles javanicus were collected in the same place (Yoshitomi &amp; Putra 2011). The adults were also collected by light trap. The larval stages are unknown.</p><p>Key to the males of the species of Pseudeucinetus (modified from Yoshitomi &amp; Putra 2010)</p><p>1. Lateral lobes with a pair of small projections on inner margins........................................................ 2</p><p>– Lateral lobes without any projections on inner margin ..................................................................... 4</p><p>2. Subbasal inner projections of lateral lobes distinct and acute; basal piece short, about 0.5 times as long as lateral lobe............................................................................ P. novabritannica Delève, 1973</p><p>– Subbasal inner projections of lateral lobes absent; basal piece long, about 0.7–0.8 times as long as lateral lobe ......................................................................................................................................... 3</p><p>3. Subapical inner projections of lateral lobes small and obvious.......................... P. papuanus sp. nov.</p><p>– Subapical inner projections of lateral lobes large and distinct ............................................................ ............................................................................................ P. solomonicus Yoshitomi &amp; Putra, 2010</p><p>4. Apex of median lobe of aedeagus acuminate in dorsal or ventral view ............................................ 5</p><p>– Apex of median lobe of aedeagus nipple-like in dorsal or ventral view .. P. spilmani Spangler, 1995</p><p>5. Median lobe strongly pointed at apex, straight on lateral margins; basal piece gently curved dorsally ............................................................................................................. P. zygops Heller, 1921</p><p>– Median lobe weakly pointed at apex, arcuate on lateral margins; basal piece strongly curved dorsally .............................................................................................................................................. 6</p><p>6. Apices of lateral lobes straight, acute; median lobe widest at the middle..... P. uenoi Spangler, 1995</p><p>– Apices of lateral lobes obtuse; median lobe widest at basal part ........................................................ ................................................................................................. P. javanicus Yoshitomi &amp; Putra, 2010</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F5BFFCCFDA4FE9B5E4B2AC9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F58FFD3FDA9FB185FE32CA3.text	03F9EF199F58FFD3FDA9FB185FE32CA3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudeucinetus papuanus Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Pseudeucinetus papuanus sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 978D5D6D-8D48-425D-AB1B-0536A2E10753</p><p>Figs 9A, 10</p><p>Etymology</p><p>This species is named after its type locality.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype PAPUA NEW GUINEA • ♂; “NEW GUINEA NETH. Waris, S. of Hollandia, 450–500m VIII-I-2-1959”; “ T. C. Maa Collector BISHOP”; “At Light”; BPBM.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male</p><p>BODY. Oval, slightly convex dorsally, shiny, closely covered with suberect silver setae. Coloration of body black; antennae and legs blackish brown.</p><p>HEAD. Moderate in size; clypeus with straight anterior margin. Eyes large; distance between eyes about 3 eye facets.</p><p>ANTENNAE. Short, reaching about anterior third of pronotum. PRONOTUM. Widest at base; lateral margins straight; posterior margin gently bisinuate; PW/ PL 2.33. Scutellum small, square.</p><p>ELYTRA. Oblong, widest at basal third; EL/ EW 1.43; EL/ PL 4.00; EW/PW 1.20; TL/ EW 1.79. Fore tarsomere I largely expanded, longer than remaining fore tarsomeres combined.</p><p>ABDOMEN. Sternite VII (Fig. 10A) with three pairs of anterior extra setae (a) and two pairs of lateral extra setae (b). Sternite IX (Fig. 10B) moderately sclerotized, with long and pointed apical plates.</p><p>AEDEAGUS (Fig. 10 C–D). Long, well sclerotized; basal piece oblong, subparallel-sided; lateral lobes long, about 1.4 times as long as basal piece, straight on lateral margins, with a pair of obtuse subapical inner projections on apical fifth; median lobe long, about 0.9 times as long as lateral lobes, nipple-like at apex; ML/ BL 1.29; ML/ LL 0.89.</p><p>Female</p><p>Unknown.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Male (n = 1): TL 2.15 mm; PW 1.00 mm; PL 0.43 mm; EL 1.72 mm; EW 1.20 mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Papua New Guinea.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species is related to Pseudeucinetus novabritannica from the Bismarck Archipelago and P. solomonicus from the Solomon Islands, and differs from them in the following characteristics: 1) subapical inner projection of lateral lobe obvious (large and distinct in P. solomonicus); 2) subbasal inner projection of lateral lobe absent (present in P. novabritannica); and 3) basal piece long, about 0.7 times as long as lateral lobe (about 0.5 in P. novabritannica, about 0.8 in P. solomonicus).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F58FFD3FDA9FB185FE32CA3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F47FFD3FE05FCEE58522B7C.text	03F9EF199F47FFD3FE05FCEE58522B7C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudeucinetus javanicus Yoshitomi & Putra 2010	<div><p>Pseudeucinetus javanicus Yoshitomi &amp; Putra, 2010 Figs 4A, D, 9C</p><p>Pseudeucinetus javanicus Yoshitomi &amp; Putra, 2010: 144 .</p><p>Material examined</p><p>INDONESIA • 1 ♂; “INDONESIA: Lombok I: Aik Bukak 2. VII. 1978 ”; “ J. T. Medler Coll. BISHOP Museum Acc. #1979. 483”; BPBM .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Indonesia (Java, Lombok).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This is the first record of this species from Lombok Island.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F47FFD3FE05FCEE58522B7C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F47FFD0FDA1FAAF59AE2F0F.text	03F9EF199F47FFD0FDA1FAAF59AE2F0F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudeucinetus zygops Heller 1921	<div><p>Pseudeucinetus zygops Heller, 1921</p><p>Fig. 9E</p><p>Pseudeucinetus zygops Heller, 1921: 156 .</p><p>Thaumastodus fusiformis Champion, 1924a: 27 (synonymized by Champion 1924b).</p><p>Pseudeucinetus zygops – Satô 1994: 173 . — Spangler 1995: 401. — Yoshitomi 2004: 420.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>INDONESIA • 1 ♂; “INDONESIA Southwest Sulawesi Aele 6–8. II. 2003 (LT) S. Hori leg.”; EUMJ .</p><p>MALAYSIA • 1 ♂; “MALAYA Selangor Connaught Bridge 14. III. 1958 ”; “ T. C. Maa Collector BISHOP 108”; BPBM .</p><p>PHILIPPINES • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; “[PALAWAN] Olanguan (0m) 76km N. of Puerto Pron-cesa 31. VIII. 1985 M. Sakai leg.”; “attracted to mercury lamp”; EUMJ • 3 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding but “ 26. VIII. 1985 ”; EUMJ • 1 ♀; “[PALAWAN] Trident Mine, 500m foot of Victoria Peak nr. Narra 4. IX. 1985 M. Sakai ”; EUMJ • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding but “ 5. IX. 1985 ”; EUMJ • 1 ♂; “[PALAWAN] Olanguan (0–50m) between Puerto Princesa &amp; Roxas 1. IX. 1985 M. Sakai ”; EUMJ .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>India, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Malaysian Peninsula, Bismarck Archipelago (New Ireland), the Philippines (Balabac, Palawan, Mindanao, Negros).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F47FFD0FDA1FAAF59AE2F0F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F44FFD0FD45FC0858632B26.text	03F9EF199F44FFD0FD45FC0858632B26.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudeucinetus - Sato 1994	<div><p>Pseudeucinetus sp .</p><p>Material examined</p><p>INDONESIA • 1 ♀; “ IRIAN JAYA East of Serui Yapen Is. 28. VII. 1996 N. Ohbayashi ”; EUMJ .</p><p>BRAZIL • 1 ♀; “BRAZIL: Cabo Frio 1m 20–21. XI. 1970 ”; “ T. C. Maa Collector BISHOP”; BPBM .</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The single female specimen labelled as having been collected in Brazil is questionable, because this genus is otherwise known only from the Oriental Region.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F44FFD0FD45FC0858632B26	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F44FFD0FDDBFE5B593A2DCC.text	03F9EF199F44FFD0FDDBFE5B593A2DCC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudeucinetus uenoi Spangler 1995	<div><p>Pseudeucinetus uenoi Spangler, 1995</p><p>Fig. 9B</p><p>Pseudeucinetus uenoi Spangler, 1995: 396 .</p><p>Material examined</p><p>MALAYSIA • 1 ♂; “Miri Sarawak 11-XII-1968 M. Satô leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ♂; “ MALAYSIA Mamut Ranau Sabah 27. Ii. 1995 [L. T.] YR. SAWADA leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ♂; “ Malaysia SABAH Kg. Sukau, Sandakan 15-16. XII. 2009 H. Takizawa ”; ITBC • 1 ♀; “ Malaysia SABAH Kg. Tikolod, Salt trail Tambunan 11. XI. 2009 H. Takizawa ”; ITBC • 1 ♀; “ Malaysia SABAH Kg. Mansiang, Mengg-atal, Kota Kinabalu 21. XI. 2009 H. Takizawa ”; ITBC .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F44FFD0FDDBFE5B593A2DCC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F44FFD1FD89FA9F590B2B09.text	03F9EF199F44FFD1FD89FA9F590B2B09.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico Spilman 1972	<div><p>Genus Mexico Spilman, 1972</p><p>Mexico Spilman, 1972: 113</p><p>(type species: Mexico litoralis Spilman, 1972, by original designation). Babalimnichus Satô, 1994: 174</p><p>(type species: Babalimnichus taiwanus Satô, 1994: 174, by original designation). Syn. nov.</p><p>Mexico – Skelley 2005: 119 .</p><p>Babalimnichus – Yoshitomi &amp; Satô 2001: 472 [larval description].</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Body oblong. Gena relatively narrow; shallow antennal groove present. Antennae stout and short, 11-segmented; antennal insertions situated near mandibles. Legs relatively short and stout; tarsal formula 4-4-4.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>As already mentioned by Skelley (2005), Babalimnichus Satô, 1994 cannot be separated from Mexico, and it should be treated as a junior synonym of the latter.</p><p>The male genital structures are very peculiar, i.e., with very short lateral lobes with apical setae, longer median lobe and the presence of ventral plates (Fig. 1A).</p><p>Biological notes</p><p>The habitat of this genus (Fig. 4 B–C) is rocky seashores. The adults (Fig. 4E) are found in the splash zone of wet rocks, actively flying when disturbed. The larval stage was described by Yoshitomi &amp; Satô (2001).</p><p>Key to the males of the species of Asian Mexico *</p><p>1. Lateral lobes long, exceeding proximal half of median lobe, with very short apical setae; Papua New Guinea ............................................................................................................... M. papuanus sp. nov.</p><p>– Lateral lobes short, reaching about proximal third of median lobe, with long apical setae .............. 2</p><p>2. Ventral plates almost of same proportion on right and left................................................................ 4</p><p>– Apical part of left ventral plates distinctly curved interiorly............................................................. 3</p><p>3. Left ventral plates with thumb-like projection on inner margin of apex; median lobe rather slender; Taiwan and Japan, Yonaguni-jima.............................................. M. taiwanus Satô, 1994 comb. nov.</p><p>– Left ventral plates long and curved interiorly in apical part, without thumb-like projection; median lobe wide, expanded in apical quarter; Japan, Honshu to Ishigakijima ............................................................................................ M. masamii (Satô, 1994) comb. nov.</p><p>4. Apical part of ventral plates separated from median lobe; Palau .................... M. palauensis sp. nov.</p><p>– Apical part of ventral plates connected with median lobe................................................................. 5</p><p>5. Apex of median lobe nipple-like; Borneo ....................................................... M. borneensis sp. nov.</p><p>– Apex of median lobe simply pointed................................................................................................. 6</p><p>6. Lateral lobe robust, with 2–3 apical setae; Bali .................................................. M. baliensis sp. nov.</p><p>– Lateral lobe slender, with 4 apical setae; Ogasawara Islands.................. M. ogasawaraensis sp. nov.</p><p>* Mexico splendens (Hernando &amp; Ribera, 2003) comb. nov. is omitted, because this species is only known from a female specimen.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F44FFD1FD89FA9F590B2B09	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F45FFD4FDBBFA585E2E2F27.text	03F9EF199F45FFD4FDBBFA585E2E2F27.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico ogasawaraensis Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Mexico ogasawaraensis sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 8B1989C3-5D1B-4E9C-A87F-0ED19524F6D4</p><p>Figs 4C, 11C, 12</p><p>Etymology</p><p>This species is named after its type locality.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype JAPAN • ♂; “[OG2] Meijima, Hahajima-guntô, Ogasawara Isls., Japan, 26°567418″ N, 142°227674″ E, 23. IX. 2012, H. Yoshitomi leg.”; EUMJ.</p><p>Paratypes JAPAN • 4 ♂♂, 2 ex.; same collection data as for holotype; EUMJ • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; NSMT • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; NMW • 1 ♀; “[OG5] Minamizaki, Hahajima, Ogasawara Isls., Japan, 26°37.491″ N, 142°10.600″ E, 25. IX. 2012, H. Yoshitomi leg.” ; EUMJ • 4 ♂♂, 2 ex.; “[OG4] Hirashima, Hahajima-guntô, Ogasawara Isls., Japan, 26°35.169″ N, 142°09.177″ E, 24. IX. 2012, H. Yoshitomi leg.”; EUMJ .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male</p><p>BODY. Oval, slightly convex dorsally, shiny, closely covered with suberect golden setae. Coloration of body black; elytra with indistinct and irregular silver spots consisting of erect setae.</p><p>HEAD. Closely and finely punctate, slightly convex between eyes; distance between eyes as long as an eye diameter in dorsal view.</p><p>ANTENNAE. Short, reaching about anterior third of pronotum.</p><p>PRONOTUM. Closely punctate, gently arcuate on lateral margins; PW/ PL 1.92–2.30 (2.09). Scutellum equilateral triangular, punctate as in pronotum.</p><p>ELYTRA. Oval, widest at base, gently tapered posteriorly; caudal third of lateral margins slightly and indistinctly serrate; EL/EW 1.40–1.54 (1.48); EL/ PL 3.25–4.00 (3.58); EW/ PW 1.12–1.20 (1.16); TL/ EW 1.80–1.96 (1.89).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Sternite VII (Fig. 12A) bearing about 40 long setae on mesal part, pointed at postero-lateral corners, slightly projecting on median part of caudal margin. Sternite VIII (Fig. 12B) slightly sclerotized, small, Y-shaped. Sternite IX (Fig. 12C) moderately sclerotized, relatively wide, strongly curved in basal part, with long and pointed apical plates.</p><p>AEDEAGUS (Fig. 12 D–G). Long and slender, well sclerotized; basal piece oval; lateral lobes short and slender, with three apical setae; median lobe long and slender, slightly expanded in apical fifth, pointed at apex, finely punctuate; ventral plates slender, reaching about apical fifth of median lobe, mostly fused to median lobe; ML/ BL 2.94; ML/ LL 2.42.</p><p>Female</p><p>Sexual dimorphism slight. Sternite VII (Fig. 12H) bearing about 30 long setae on mesal part, pointed but minutely concaved at postero-lateral corners, slightly projecting on median part of caudal margin. Urosternite (Fig. 12I) well sclerotized, T-shaped, with long and slender apodeme. Ovipositor (Fig. 12J) well sclerotized; coxite sparsely punctuate; apex of baculus bifid; approximate ratio of coxite and baculus (n = 1) 1.0:6.1.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Unsexed (n = 20): TL 2.10–2.65 (2.39) mm; PW 0.98–1.20 (1.09) mm; PL 0.45–0.60 (0.52) mm; EL 1.65–2.05 (1.86) mm; EW 1.10–1.40 (1.26) mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Japan: Ogasawara Islands (Hahajima, Meijima, Hirashima).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species appears to be closely related to M. baliensis sp. nov. based on the shape of the aedeagus, but differs from it in the following characteristics: sternite IX broad (slender in M. baliensis sp. nov.), median lobe pointed at apex (somewhat obtuse in M. baliensis sp. nov.) and apical setae on lateral lobes long (short in M. baliensis sp. nov.).</p><p>Biological notes</p><p>The type series was collected from the splash zone of wet rocks on a rocky seashore (Fig. 4C).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F45FFD4FDBBFA585E2E2F27	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F41FFDBFD66FEEB5E5B2D14.text	03F9EF199F41FFDBFD66FEEB5E5B2D14.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico baliensis Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Mexico baliensis sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 98D64DE9-6A33-4EBF-A7F9-26F9A7BA409E</p><p>Figs 4B, 11D, 13</p><p>Etymology</p><p>This species is named after its type locality.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype INDONESIA • ♂; “ Bali Is. Indonesia Nusa Dua, Kuta South 16-II-2013 Kiyoshi ANDO leg.”; EUMJ.</p><p>Paratypes INDONESIA • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, 2 ex.; same collection data as for holotype; EUMJ • 3 ex.; “ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=115.235916&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-8.797978" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 115.235916/lat -8.797978)">Nusa Dua</a>, North Island 8°47′52.72″ S, 115°14′9.31″ E, Bali, INDONESIA 7–8. VIII. 2010 H. Yoshitomi leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ex.; same collection data as for preceding; NMW • 1 ex.; same collection data as for preceding; BPBM • 4 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, 13 ex.; “ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=115.23779&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-8.801892" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 115.23779/lat -8.801892)">Nusa Dua</a>, South Island 8°48′6.81″ S, 115°14′16.07″ E, Bali, INDONESIA 8. VIII. 2010 H. Yoshitomi leg.”; 1 ♀ on slide no HY 1141; EUMJ • 3 ex.; same collection data as for preceding; NMW • 3 ex.; same collection data as for preceding; BPBM .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male</p><p>BODY. Oval, slightly convex dorsally, shiny, closely covered with suberect golden setae. Coloration of body black; elytra with small, irregular silver spots consisting of erect setae.</p><p>HEAD. Finely punctate, projecting anteriorly between eyes; distance between eyes about 0.8 times as long as eye diameter in dorsal view.</p><p>ANTENNAE. Very short, reaching about anterior quarter of pronotum.</p><p>PRONOTUM. Closely punctate, gently arcuate on lateral margins; PW/ PL 1.75–2.55 (2.06). Scutellum square.</p><p>ELYTRA. Oval, widest at base, gently tapered posteriorly; caudal third of lateral margins serrate; EL/EW 1.32–1.43 (1.38); EL/ PL 2.53–4.00 (3.25); EW/ PW 1.09–1.20 (1.14); TL/ EW 1.67–1.88 (1.81).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Sternite VII (Fig. 13A) with two pairs (inner and outer) of long and stout setae and two extra pairs of such setae, pointed at postero-lateral corners, slightly projecting on median part of caudal margin. Sternite VIII (Fig. 13B) slightly sclerotized, small, Y-shaped. Sternite IX (Fig. 13C) moderately sclerotized, slender, curved in basal part; apical plates long, truncate at apices.</p><p>AEDEAGUS (Fig. 13 D–G). Long and slender; basal piece oval, subparallel-sided; lateral lobes short and robust, with 2–3 apical setae; median lobe long and slender, subparallel-sided near base to apex, finely punctuate, pointed at apex; ventral plates long and slender, reaching about apical tenth of median lobe, mostly fused to median lobe; ML/ BL 2.26; ML/ LL 2.72.</p><p>Female</p><p>Sexual dimorphism slight. Sternite VII (Fig. 13H) similar to that of male, but one pair, not two, of extra inner setae. Urosternite (Fig. 13I) well sclerotized, Y-shaped, with long and slender apodeme. Ovipositor (Fig. 13J) well sclerotized; coxite sparsely punctuate, rather pointed at apices; apex of baculus bifid; approximate ratio of coxite and baculus (n = 1) 1.0: 6.2.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Unsexed (n = 20): TL 1.88–2.40 (2.19) mm; PW 0.95–1.13 (1.06) mm; PL 0.40–0.60 (0.52) mm; EL 1.48–1.80 (1.67) mm; EW 1.05–1.30 (1.21) mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Indonesia (Bali Island).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species is similar to M. borneensis sp. nov. in the shape of the aedeagus, but differs from it in the following characteristics: median lobe obtuse at apex (pointed in M. borneensis sp. nov.); and apical setae on lateral lobes relatively short (long in M. borneensis sp. nov.).</p><p>Biological notes</p><p>The type series was collected from the surface of wet rocks on a seashore (Fig. 4B) together with three species of Laius Guérin-Méneville, 1830 ( Melyridae: L. baliensis Yoshitomi, 2014, L. satoi Yoshitomi, 2008 and L. pankowi Wittmer, 1999) and Parathroscinus sp. ( Limnichidae) (Yoshitomi 2008, 2014b).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F41FFDBFD66FEEB5E5B2D14	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F4FFFD9FD9FFC4658892A69.text	03F9EF199F4FFFD9FD9FFC4658892A69.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico papuanus Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Mexico papuanus sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DB69DE47-18E6-4FA0-8D94-A9A95470D78E</p><p>Figs 11B, 14</p><p>Etymology</p><p>This species is named after its type locality.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype PAPUA NEW GUINEA • ♂; “NEW GUINEA (NE) Dreikikir, Sepik Distr., 350m 25. VI. 1961 ”; “ J. L. &amp; M. Gressitt Collectors ”; BPBM.</p><p>Paratypes PAPUA NEW GUINEA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; BPBM • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype but “ 23. VI. 1961 ”; BPBM • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype but “ 24. VI. 1961 ”; BPBM • 1 ♀; “NEW GUINEA: NETH. VOG ELKOP: Bomberi 700–900m, VI-9 -‘59”; “ J. L. Gressitt Collector ”; BPBM • 1 ♂; “NE New Guinea Morabe Distr. 10km W Bulolo 780m, 5–25. VIII, 1967”; “Malaise tr. over stream”; “ R. Straatman Collector BISHOP MUS.”; BPBM • 1 ♂; “NE NEW GUINEA Akivitana Riv. 1550m, 10. I. 65 ”; “ J. &amp; M. Sedlacek Collectors BISHOP MUSEUM”; BPBM • 1 ♂; “NEW GUINEA: NETH. Waris, S. of Hollandia, 450–500m VIII-1-2-1959 ”; “At Light”; “T. C. Maa Collector BISHOP”; BPBM .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male</p><p>BODY. Oval, relatively flat dorsally, shiny, closely covered with suberect golden setae. Coloration of body black; antennae and legs dark brown; elytra with indistinct and irregular silver spots consisting of erect setae.</p><p>HEAD. Finely punctate, shallowly depressed on dorsum between eyes; distance between eyes as long as eye diameter in dorsal view.</p><p>ANTENNAE. Slender and short, reaching about anterior third of pronotum.</p><p>PRONOTUM. Closely and rugosely punctate, with lateral margins almost straight; PW/ PL 2.51–2.71 (2.61). Scutellum small, square.</p><p>ELYTRA. Oval, widest at base, gently tapered posteriorly; caudal quarter of lateral margins slightly and minutely serrate; EL/EW 1.35–1.40 (1.38); EL / PL 3.77–4.00 (3.88); EW / PW 1.05–1.11 (1.08); TL / EW 1.71–1.75 (1.73).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Sternite VII (Fig. 14A) with two (inner and outer) pairs of long and slender setae and two extra setae, pointed in postero-lateral corners, gently projecting triangularly on mesal part of caudal margin. Sternite VIII (Fig. 14B) small, slightly sclerotized, Y-shaped. Sternite IX (Fig. 14C) wide, gently curved in basal part; apical plates long and slender, pointed at apices.</p><p>AEDEAGUS (Fig. 14 D–F). Long, almost symmetrical; basal piece oval; lateral lobes short, with 4 short apical setae; median lobe slender, sparsely punctuate in apical part, slightly expanded in apical quarters, pointed and somewhat prolonged at apex; ventral plates slender, expanded apically, separated to median lobe; ML/BL 2.35; ML/ LL 2.61.</p><p>Female</p><p>Sexual dimorphism slight. PW/ PL 2.38–2.45 (2.42); EL/ EW 1.36–1.42 (1.40); EL/ PL 3.70–4.11 (3.85); EW/ PW 1.07–1.18 (1.14); TL/EW 1.73–1.79 (1.76). Sternite VII (Fig. 14G) similar to that of male, but postero-lateral corners shallowly concave at apices. Urosternite (Fig. 14H) well sclerotized, Y-shaped, with long and slender apodeme. Ovipositor (Fig. 14I) well sclerotized; coxite sparsely punctuate, rather pointed at apices; apex of baculus bifid; approximate ratio of coxite and baculus (n = 1) 1.0: 5.6.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Male (n = 2): TL 1.75–2.05 (1.90) mm; PW 0.95–1.08 (1.02) mm; PL 0.35–0.43 (0.39) mm; EL 1.40– 1.62 (1.51) mm; EW 1.00–1.20 (1.10) mm. Female (n = 3): TL 1.88–2.30 (2.03) mm; PW 0.95–1.10 (1.01) mm; PL 0.40–0.45 (0.42) mm; EL 1.48–1.85 (1.61) mm; EW 1.05–1.30 (1.15) mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Papua New Guinea.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species is distinct in the peculiar form of the male genitalia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F4FFFD9FD9FFC4658892A69	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F4DFFDFFD9AFBB958CB2A94.text	03F9EF199F4DFFDFFD9AFBB958CB2A94.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico palauensis Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Mexico palauensis sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9A734C2D-BF7A-4F05-8628-36655720A091</p><p>Figs 11E, 15</p><p>Etymology</p><p>This species is named after its type locality.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype PALAU • ♂; “ Carp Is. Palau 13–15. IX. 2002 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ.</p><p>Paratypes PALAU • 49 ex.; same collection data as for holotype; EUMJ • 4 ex.; same collection data as for preceding; NMW • 4 ex.; same collection data as for preceding; BPBM • 1 ♀, 2 ex.; “ Carp Is. Palau 20-VII-2003 K. Takahashi leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ♂, 4 ex.; “ Palau Angaur Is. 16-VIII-2003, M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ♂, 6 ex.; “ Palau Peleliu Is. 13–17. VIII. 2003 M. Sato leg.”; 1 ♂ on slide no. HY 1038; EUMJ .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male</p><p>BODY. Oval, slightly convex dorsally, shiny, closely covered with suberect golden setae. Coloration of body black; elytral silver spots indistinct.</p><p>HEAD. Finely punctate, slightly convex on dorsum between eyes; distance between eyes about 0.8 times as long as eye diameter in dorsal view.</p><p>ANTENNAE. Very short, reaching about anterior quarter of pronotum. PRONOTUM. Closely punctate, gently arcuate on lateral margins; PW/ PL 1.96–2.80 (2.22). Scutellum small, square.</p><p>ELYTRA. Oval, widest at base, gently tapered posteriorly; caudal third of lateral margins slightly and indistinctly serrate; EL/EW 0.42–1.43 (1.30); EL/ PL 1.13–4.13 (3.14); EW/ PW 1.05–1.16 (1.09); TL/ EW 0.79–1.87 (1.72).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Sternite VII (Fig. 15A) with two pairs of long and stout extra setae, bearing about 50 long setae, obtuse at postero-lateral corners, pentagonally projecting in median part of caudal margin. Sternite VIII (Fig. 15B) slightly sclerotized, small, Y-shaped. Sternite IX (Fig. 15C) well sclerotized, curved in basal part; apical plates long, pointed at apices.</p><p>AEDEAGUS (Fig. 15 D–G). Long and slender, almost symmetrical; basal piece oval, gently tapering basally; lateral lobes relatively long and slender, with 2–3 very short apical setae, sparsely punctuate; median lobe long, subparallel-sided near base to apical fifth, sparsely punctuate, pointed at apex; ventral plates long and slender, reaching about apical fifth of median lobe, mostly fused to median lobe; ML/ BL 2.06; ML/LL 1.92.</p><p>Female</p><p>Sexual dimorphism slight. Sternite VII (Fig. 15H) similar to that of male. Urosternite (Fig. 15I) well sclerotized, with long and slender apodeme, with slender lateral projections. Ovipositor (Fig. 15J) well sclerotized; coxite punctuate, obtuse at apices; apex of baculus pointed; approximate ratio of coxite and baculus (n = 1) 1.0:6.8.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Unsexed (n = 20): TL 0.85–2.23 (1.93) mm; PW 0.82–1.12 (1.03) mm; PL 0.35–0.55 (0.47) mm; EL 0.45–1.68 (1.46) mm; EW 0.95–1.20 (1.12) mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Palau (Carp, Peleliu Islands).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species is similar to M. borneensis sp. nov. in the shape of the aedeagus, but differs from it in the following characteristics: ventral plates separated from median lobe (attached in M. borneensis sp. nov.) and apical setae on lateral lobes short (long in M. borneensis sp. nov.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F4DFFDFFD9AFBB958CB2A94	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F4BFFDDFD95FAC5583D282A.text	03F9EF199F4BFFDDFD95FAC5583D282A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico borneensis Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Mexico borneensis sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: C119FDE3-9A59-4A07-A77A-AF4C067C5D1B</p><p>Figs 11A, 16</p><p>Etymology</p><p>This species is named after its type locality.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype MALAYSIA • ♂; “BRITISH N BORNEO Labuan Island Nov. 28–29, 1958 ”; “Intertidal Zone”; “ L. W. Quate Collector ”; BPBM.</p><p>Paratypes MALAYSIA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; BPBM • 1 ♂, 1 ex.; “BRITISH N BORNEO Labuan Island Nov. 28–29, 1959 ”; “ Intertidal Zone ”; “ Maa Collector ”; BPBM .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male</p><p>BODY. Oval, slightly convex dorsally, shiny, closely covered with suberect golden setae. Coloration of body black; elytra with small, irregular silver spots consisting of erect setae.</p><p>HEAD. Finely punctate, slightly convex on dorsum between eyes; distance between eyes about 0.8 times as long as eye diameter in dorsal view.</p><p>ANTENNAE. Short, reaching about anterior third of pronotum.</p><p>PRONOTUM. Closely punctate; lateral margins gently arcuate; PW/ PL 2.04–2.30 (2.20). Scutellum small, square.</p><p>ELYTRA. Oval, widest at base, gently tapered posteriorly; caudal quarter of lateral margins slightly and minutely serrate; EL/ EW 1.33–1.48 (1.38); EL/ PL 3.11–3.70 (3.35); EW/ PW 1.09–1.14 (1.11); TL/ EW 1.73–1.88 (1.79).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Sternite VII (Fig. 16A) with two pairs of long and stout extra setae, bearing about 20 long setae, bifid in postero-lateral corners, gently projecting triangularly in median part of caudal margin. Sternite VIII (Fig. 16B) small, slightly sclerotized, Y-shaped. Sternite IX (Fig. 16C) well sclerotized, lightly curved in basal part; apical plates long and stout, pointed at apices.</p><p>AEDEAGUS (Fig. 16 D–F). Long and slender, almost symmetrical; basal piece oval; lateral lobes short, with 4 apical setae; median lobe long and slender, subparallel-sided near base to near apex, finely punctuate, with nipple-like apex; ventral plates long and slender, reaching about apical tenth of median lobe, mostly fused to median lobe; ML/ BL 2.36; ML/ LL 2.57.</p><p>Female</p><p>Sexual dimorphism slight. Sternite VII (Fig. 16G) similar to that of male, but lacking extra setae. Urosternite (Fig. 16H) well sclerotized, T-shaped, with long and slender apodeme. Ovipositor (Fig. 16I) well sclerotized; coxite sparsely punctuate, obtuse at apices; apex of baculus bifid; approximate ratio of coxite and baculus (n = 1) 1.0: 5.5.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Unsexed (n = 3): TL 1.70–1.88 (1.81) mm; PW 0.90–0.92 (0.91) mm; PL 0.40–0.45 (0.42) mm; EL 1.30– 1.48 (1.39) mm; EW 0.98–1.05 (1.01) mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Malaysia (Labuan Island, off Borneo).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species is similar to M. baliensis sp. nov. in the shape of the aedeagus, but differs from it in the following characteristics: median lobe pointed at apex (obtuse in M. baliensis sp. nov.) and lateral lobes bearing 4 apical setae (3 in M. baliensis sp. nov.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F4BFFDDFD95FAC5583D282A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F49FFE3FDC0F9775E592B9F.text	03F9EF199F49FFE3FDC0F9775E592B9F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico taiwanus (Sato 1994) Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Mexico taiwanus (Satô, 1994) comb. nov.</p><p>Figs 11G, 17</p><p>Babalimnichus taiwanus Satô, 1994: 174 .</p><p>Babalimnichus masamii – Yoshitomi &amp; Arai 2004: 23 .</p><p>Material examined</p><p>JAPAN • 17 ex.; “Hikawa-hama Yonaguni-jima OKINAWA 18. VI. 2001 Koji TOYODA leg.”; EUMJ • 4 ex.; “Dannuhama Yonaguni-jima 26-VIII-1994 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ .</p><p>TAIWAN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 5 ex.; “ Lung Keng Pintung Taiwan 10-VIII-2000 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ex.; “ Mao tantou Pintung, Taiwan 10-VIII-2000 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ex.; “ Lutao Taiwan 26-28. III. 1998 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 5 ex.; “ Lanhsu Taiwan 5–10. VIII. 1998 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 3 ex., in ethanol; “ Fushan Village Donghe Township, Taitung Country, Taiwan 1-V-2013 Tatsuya Niisato leg.”; EUMJ .</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Male</p><p>For a detailed description of the external features, see the original description (Satô 1994). PW/ PL 1.67–2.44 (2.00); EL/ EW 1.18–1.42 (1.32); EL/ PL 2.33–3.40 (2.87); EW/PW 1.00–1.15 (1.09); TL/ EW 1.59–1.92 (1.78).</p><p>Sternite VII (Fig. 17A) with two pairs of long, stout extra setae, bearing about 20 long setae, bifid in postero-lateral corners, gently projecting triangularly in median part of caudal margin. Sternite VIII (Fig. 17B) small, slightly sclerotized, Y-shaped. Sternite IX (Fig. 17C) slender, lightly curved in basal part; apical plates long and slender, pointed at apices. Aedeagus (Fig. 17 D–F) relatively short, asymmetrical; basal piece oval; lateral lobes short, with 2–4 apical setae; median lobe a little wide, sparsely punctuate in apical part, slightly expanded in apical quarter, pointed at apex; ventral plates relatively slender, separated from median lobe, left one with thumb-like projection on inner margin of apex; ML/ BL 2.42; ML/ LL 2.42.</p><p>Female</p><p>Sexual dimorphism slight. Sternite VII (Fig. 17G) similar to that of male. Urosternite (Fig. 17H) well sclerotized, with long and slender apodeme, T-shaped. Ovipositor (Fig. 17I) well sclerotized; coxite sparsely punctuate, rather pointed at apices; apices of baculus bifid; approximate ratio of coxite and baculus (n = 1) 1.0:5.3.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Unsexed (n = 20): TL 1.68–2.17 (1.95) mm; PW 0.90–1.10 (1.01) mm; PL 0.40–0.60 (0.51) mm; EL 1.28–1.62 (1.44) mm; EW 1.00–1.15 (1.10) mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Taiwan (including Lutao and Lanhsu Islands), Japan (Yonaguni-jima).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This is the first record of this species from Lutao and Lanhsu Islands, off Taiwan, and Yonaguni-jima.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F49FFE3FDC0F9775E592B9F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F77FFE6FDC7F9CB596F2DCB.text	03F9EF199F77FFE6FDC7F9CB596F2DCB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico masamii (Sato 1994) Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Mexico masamii (Satô, 1994) comb. nov.</p><p>Figs 11F, 18–19</p><p>Babalimnichus masamii Satô, 1994: 175 .</p><p>Babalimnichus masamii – Yoshitomi &amp; Satô 2001: 472 [larval description]. — Yoshitomi 2014a: 29. — Ono et al. 2012: 47. — Kamezawa 2017: 54.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>JAPAN • 7 ex.; “ Japan: Honshû Nanaura-kaigan Tachibana, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=138.23415&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.98659" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 138.23415/lat 37.98659)">Sado-shi</a> Niigata, 5. vi. 2016 37.986591, 138.234143 Kamezawa H. leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ♂; “[IZ9] Ishijirogawa, Shikinejima, Izu Isls., Japan, 34°19.409″ N, 139°13.308″ E, ca 16 m, 7. II. 2013, H. Yoshitomi leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 14 ex.; “ Kariya-kaigan Tokoname-shi Aichi Pref. 17. VIII. 1995, 17. VIII. 1995 H. Yoshitomi leg.”; 1 ♂ and 1 ♀ on slides HY 989, 992–994; EUMJ • 1 ex.; “ Zoubigasaki, Murozumi Hikari-shi Yamaguchi Pref., Jpn 28. VII. 2005 Y. Fujitani leg.”; EUMJ • 5 ex.; “ Bashayamamura Amami-oshima 3-V-1999 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 28 ex.; “ Kawata Okinawa 5-V-1999 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 9 ex.; “ Kim-kaigan Okinawa 28- III-1997 M. Satô leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ex.; “ Onnason Okinawa-jima 26-28. IV. 2004 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 1 ex.; “ Kume-jima Ryukyu 30-IV-2004 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 2 ex.; “ Tomori Ryukyus Miyako-jima 7-V-1998 M. Satô leg.”; EUMJ • 13 ex.; “ Uganzaki Ishigaki 22-IX-2003 M. Sato leg.”; EUMJ • 7 ex., in ethanol; “ Sakaura, Izumo, Shimane 31. VII. 2006 M. Hayashi ”; EUMJ • 2 pupae, with larval skins, in ethanol; “ Nahama-kaigan, Nagai, Yokosuka-shi Kanagawa Pref., Japan 6. July 2007 M. Asano leg.”; EUMJ .</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Male</p><p>For a detailed description of the external features, see the original description (Satô 1994). PW/PL 1.67– 2.22 (1.99); EL/EW 1.27–1.48(1.36);EL/ PL 2.64–3.29 (2.96); EW/PW 1.00–1.18 (1.10);TL/EW1.71– 1.95 (1.82).</p><p>Sternite VII (Fig. 18A) bearing about 30 long setae, lacking extra setae; postero-lateral corners short and pointed; median part of caudal margin gently projecting triangularly. Sternite VIII (Fig. 18B) small, slightly sclerotized, Y-shaped. Sternite IX (Fig. 18C) well sclerotized, curved in basal part, shallowly concave at apex; apical plates rather stout, pointed at apices. Aedeagus (Fig. 18 D–F) relatively short, asymmetrical; basal piece oval; lateral lobes short, with 3–4 apical setae; median lobe wide, sparsely punctuate in apical part, expanded in apical quarter, gently pointed at apex; ventral plates wide, separated from median lobe, left one long and curved interiorly in apical part, right one short and straight; ML/BL 2.24; ML/LL 2.43.</p><p>Female</p><p>Sexual dimorphism slight. Sternite VII (Fig. 18G) similar to that of male. Urosternite (Fig. 18H) well sclerotized, T-shaped, with long and slender apodeme. Ovipositor (Fig. 18I) well sclerotized; coxite sparsely punctuate, rather pointed at apices; apex of baculus bifid; approximate ratio of coxite and baculus (n = 1) 1.0:5.9.</p><p>Pupae</p><p>Body (Fig. 19) about 1.5 mm, cream-colored, bearing long setae on head, pronotum, elytra and abdomen.</p><p>Measurements</p><p>Unsexed (n = 20): TL 1.82–2.32 (2.04) mm; PW 0.90–1.10 (1.02) mm; PL 0.45–0.60 (0.52) mm; EL 1.32–1.72 (1.53) mm; EW 1.00–1.30 (1.12) mm.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Japan (Honshu, Sadogashima, Izu Islands (Shikine-jima, Kozu-shima), Shikoku, Kyushu, the Ryukyus (Yakushima, Amami-Ôshima, Tokuno-shima, Okinoerabu-jima, Yoron-tô, Okinawa-jima, Irabu-jima, Kume-jima, Miyako-jima, Ishigaki-jima)).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>I re-examined the specimens from Yonaguni-jima (Yoshitomi &amp; Arai 2004), and it is clear that they do not represent this species but the preceding one. This is the first record of this species from Kume-jima.</p><p>This species has the northernmost distribution (Sado Island) in the subfamily Thaumastodinae (Kamezawa 2017) .</p><p>Biological notes</p><p>Overwintering takes place in the larval stage in Chiba Prefecture (Ono et al. 2012) or the adult stage on the Izu Islands (Yoshitomi 2014a).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F77FFE6FDC7F9CB596F2DCB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F72FFE6FE26FC3F5FD22BA8.text	03F9EF199F72FFE6FE26FC3F5FD22BA8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico splendens (Hernando & Ribera 2003) Yoshitomi 2019	<div><p>Mexico splendens (Hernando &amp; Ribera, 2003) comb. nov.</p><p>Babalimnichus splendens Hernando &amp; Ribera, 2003: 270 .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Tonga Islands.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>This species was described based on the female holotype. No additional specimens have been found.</p><p>Phylogeny</p><p>As a result of my analysis, one most parsimonious tree was obtained (L = 17, Ci = 88, Ri = 60), shown in Fig. 20. The synapomorphies of the subfamily Thaumastodinae are as follows: oblong body shape (1-1); eyes large, situated on dorso-lateral side of head (3-1); and hind legs with tibial spurs (9-1).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F72FFE6FE26FC3F5FD22BA8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F7CFFE8FD89FEEB5F102AA5.text	03F9EF199F7CFFE8FD89FEEB5F102AA5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mexico Spilman 1972	<div><p>Genus Mexico Spilman, 1972</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A7037F96-6A97-4838-A4B5-A3D 090307 D6C</p><p>Mexico baliensis sp. nov. (Indonesia [Bali Island]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 98D64DE9-6A33-4EBF-A7F9-26F9A7BA409E</p><p>Mexico borneensis sp. nov. (Malaysia [Borneo]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: C119FDE3-9A59-4A07-A77A-AF4C067C5D1B</p><p>Mexico litoralis Spilman, 1972 (Mexico) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 10667682-8B8C-4E02-9AC3-678D8B291954</p><p>Mexico masamii (Satô, 1994) (Japan [Honshu, Izu Islands, Shikoku, Kyushu, the Ryukyus]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 85474634-5E5A-4F83-AD88-EDA6242183A0</p><p>Mexico morrisoni Skelley, 2005 (Bahamas) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 0D1B37BE-BF21-4679-A711-2B0C15A6AC96</p><p>Mexico ogasawaraensis sp. nov. (Japan [Ogasawara Islands]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 8B1989C3-5D1B-4E9C-A87F-0ED19524F6D4</p><p>Mexico palauensis sp. nov. (Palau) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9A734C2D-BF7A-4F05-8628-36655720A091</p><p>Mexico papuanus sp. nov. (Papua New Guinea) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DB69DE47-18E6-4FA0-8D94-A9A95470D78E</p><p>Mexico splendens (Hernando &amp; Ribera, 2003) (Tonga Islands) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 119CC677-2FBF-4117-B0DA-3931B3A6CDF1</p><p>Mexico taiwanus (Satô, 1994) (Taiwan, Japan [Yonaguni-jima]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CBAA7928-BE17-4A2B-AF43-1E2D35FBD09E</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F7CFFE8FD89FEEB5F102AA5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
03F9EF199F7CFFE8FDA4FAE65F2B2998.text	03F9EF199F7CFFE8FDA4FAE65F2B2998.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudeucinetus Heller 1921	<div><p>Genus Pseudeucinetus Heller, 1921</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 08D0E4C3-6D24-4A42-BB38-961E6BA85773</p><p>Pseudeucinetus javanicus Yoshitomi &amp; Putra, 2010 (Indonesia [Java, Lombok]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9766FA9E-388C-455E-883E-7FEF7DE27D2A</p><p>Pseudeucinetus novabritannica Delève, 1973 (Bismarck Archipelago [New Britain]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D4F058A4-8841-48EF-B1EA-03BA40B1B6E2</p><p>Pseudeucinetus papuanus sp. nov. (Papua New Guinea) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 978D5D6D-8D48-425D-AB1B-0536A2E10753</p><p>Pseudeucinetus solomonicus Yoshitomi &amp; Putra, 2010 (Solomon Islands [Santa Catalina, Santa Anna]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 113B8D47-F5AA-4EC7-8F07-9921CB8347D8</p><p>Pseudeucinetus spilmani Spangler, 1995 (Indonesia [Bacan]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9DAB932B-0495-4EE9-B97D-AAA873871A2E</p><p>Pseudeucinetus uenoi Spangler, 1995 (Malaysia [Borneo]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 5CC8AB17-8B02-4170-97C2-7A18F85D751D</p><p>Pseudeucinetus zygops Heller, 1921 (India, Malaysian Peninsula, Bismarck Islands [New Ireland], the Philippines [Balabac, Palawan, Mindanao, Negros], Indonesia [Sulawesi]) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7903C913-85A7-4AE6-B4E4-619A86BB46CB</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F9EF199F7CFFE8FDA4FAE65F2B2998	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki	Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki (2019): Review of the Asian Thaumastodinae (Coleoptera, Byrrhoidea, Limnichidae), with a phylogeny of the genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 583: 1-45, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.583
