Tachinus (Tachinoderus) yamato ( Hayashi, 2003 )

Hashizume, Takuto, Schülke, Michael & Maruyama, Munetoshi, 2024, Tachinus of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae): new records, a new synonym, and a new species, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 64 (1), pp. 121-139 : 126

Tachinus (Tachinoderus) yamato ( Hayashi, 2003)

[Japanese name: Hime-marukubi-hanekakushi]

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Paratachinus yamato Hayashi, 2003: 134 (original description).

Tachinus (Tachinoderus) yamato : SCHȖLKE & SMETANA (2015): 476 (catalogue).

Material examined. JAPAN: HONSHU: GUNMA- KEN: 1 ♀, Narahara, Ueno-mura, 6.vi.1993, Y.Nagashima leg.( KUM). GIFU- KEN: 5 ♁♁ 6 ♀♀, Hirayu, Takayama-shi, 24.viii.1987, S. Nomura leg.( KUM). SHIZUOKA- -KEN: 1 ♀, Abe-tôge, 11.xi.2007, S. Naomi leg. ( KUM). HYOGO- KEN: 1 ♀, “Otomizu V” (probably Onzui-keikoku), 6.vi.1984, S, Nomura leg. ( KUM). OkAYAMA- KEN: 2 ♁♁ 1 ♀, Ushiro-yama, Mimasaka-shi, 3.v.2003, Y. Fujitani leg. ( KUM). SHIKOKU: TOKUSHIMA- KEN: 1 ♁, Tsurugi-san, 19–20.vi.1981, S. Naomi leg. ( KUM). KYUSHU: OITA- -KEN: 1 ♁, Kuro-dake, 15.x.1985,A.Miyata leg. ( KUM); 1 ♀, Kuro-dake, Kujyu, 28.iv.1985. S. Nomura leg. ( KUM); 3 exs., Shônaichô Asono, Yufu-shi, 1.x.2022, T. Hashizume leg. ( KUM). KUMAMOTO- KEN: 1 ♁ 1 ♀, “Mt. Hakucho”, 30.v.1985, S. Nomura leg. ( KUM).

Diagnosis. Tachinus (Tachinoderus) yamato is similar to T. (Tachinoderus) diminutus but can be distinguished by aedeagus with the left paramere equal to 3/4 length of the right one. For detailed description, see HAYASHI (2003: 134).

Biology. This species is often collected from dead trees.

Distribution. Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu).

Remarks. This species is recorded from Shikoku and Kyushu for the first time. There are variations in the shape of the apical part of female tergite VIII.

Figures

Fig. 1. Habitus of Tachinus spp.A – T. punctiventris Sharp, 1888; B – T. diminutus Sharp, 1888; C – T. iriomoensis Li, 1994; D – T. kobensis Cameron, 1933; E – T. naomii Li, 1994; F – T. nigriceps nigriceps Sharp, 1888; G – T. yamato (Hayashi, 2003); H – T. bidens Sharp, 1888; I – T. bipustulatus (Fabricius, 1792); J – T. elongatus Gyllenhal, 1810; K – T. gelidus Eppelsheim, 1893; L – T. japonicus Sharp, 1888. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.