Orphnebius hamatus ASSING, 2006

Assing, Volker, 2019, On the Lomechusini fauna of the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. XXVI. New species, a new synonymy, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 69 (1), pp. 33-70 : 37-42

Orphnebius hamatus ASSING, 2006

Material examined: Nepal: 1, Rolwaling Himal , Simigaon, 2700–2800 m, 1.VI.2000, leg. Schmidt (cKle); 1, Annapurna, Lamjung Himal, W Taunja Dada, 5 km NE Sikles, 2200–3000 m, 19.V.1993, leg. Schmidt (cAss) .

This species is known only from Nepal. The above females were reported as Orphnebius spec. nov. in ASSING

(2017a).

Figs 16–34: Orphnebius elevatus ( 16, 33), O. moruliflavus ( 17–18), Keratodegnathus cornutus ( 19–23; 19, 21–23: male; 20: female), Amaurodera schmidti ( 24–26), A. brevipennis ( 27–28), A. atra ( 29–30), Orphnebius fortesetosus ( 31), O. morulus ( 32), and O. globifer ( 34): abdomen ( 16, 18, 23); habitus ( 17, 29); forebody ( 19–20, 24, 27, 30); head in lateral view ( 21); antenna ( 22, 26, 29, 31–34); head ( 25). Scale bars: 17, 29: 1.0 mm; 16, 18–28, 30–34: 0.5 mm.

Figs 53–67: Drusilla spiniventris ( 53–58), D. breviuter ( 59–63), and Pheidologitonetes biplicatus ( 64–67): habitus ( 53, 59, 64); male forebody ( 54, 60, 65); antenna ( 55, 62, 66); abdomen ( 56, 63); male abdomen in ventro-lateral view ( 57); male abdominal sternites IV – V in ventro-lateral view ( 58); female forebody ( 61); male tergites VII – VIII ( 67). Scale bars: 53, 59, 64: 1.0 mm; 54–58, 60–63, 65–67: 0.5 mm.

ASSING, V.: On the Lomechusini fauna of the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. XXVI

Figs 68–78: Zyras conlectus ( 68–69), Z. hetzeli ( 70), Z. reductus ( 71–74), and Z. shavrini ( 75–78): habitus ( 68, 70–71, 75); posterior portion of male abdomen ( 69); forebody ( 72, 76); antenna ( 73, 77); abdomen ( 74, 78). Scale bars: 1.0 mm.