Diochus emarginatus Huang, Janák & Zhou, 2024

Huang, Tian, Janák, Jiří & Zhou, Hong-Zhang, 2025, Revision of the genus Diochus Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Diochini) from Thailand and Myanmar, Zootaxa 5620 (1), pp. 105-142 : 139-140

13. Diochus emarginatus Huang, Janák & Zhou, 2024

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Diochus emarginatus Huang, Janák, and Zhou, 2024: 509 (Type locality: India: Garhwal (UP); Nepal; Thailand).

Type material examined. Holotype: male, INDIA: Garhwal (UP): 20 km au Sud de Chamba , 1150 m, 20. X. 79, I. Löbl ( MHNG) . Paratypes: THAILAND: Chiang Mai: 1 male, Doi Suthep , 1450 m, 4. XI. 1985, Burckhardt-Löbl ( MHNG) .

Diagnosis. This species is similar to Diochus guizhouensis and D. myanmarensis sp. nov. in appearance but can be distinguished by the shape of the male sternite VIII, which has an emargination on the middle of posterior margin, also on both sides, and possesses fascicular setae. Diochus conicollis is also similar but has numerous setae on posterior margin of male sternite VIII, but without fascicular setae, and pronotum is elliptical.

Distribution. India, Nepal, Thailand.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus of Diochus species from Thailand and Myanmar in dorsal view:A. D. robustus sp. nov.; B. D. caudapiscis Shuai, Nozaki & Tang, 2021; C. D. guizhouensis Shuai, Nozaki & Tang, 2021; D. D. setatus Huang, Janák & Zhou, 2024; E. D. myanmarensis sp. nov.; F. D. conicollis (Motschulsky, 1858); G. D. emarginatus Huang, Janák & Zhou, 2024; H. D. punctipennis (Motschulsky, 1858); I. D. crispus sp. nov.; J. D. bilobatus sp. nov.; K. D. bisegmentatus Zhou & Zhou, 2016; L. D. balangensis sp. nov.; M. D. antennatus (Motschulsky, 1858); N. D. umphangensis sp. nov. (Scale bar: 0.5 mm).