Platylomalus persimilis (Lewis, 1888)

Paromalus persimilis Lewis, 1888: 641 [Tenasserium]; Cooman, 1937, 133 [Tonkin].

Platylomalus persimilis: Mazur, 1984: 136; Hisamatsu, 1985: 224 [photo].

Japanese name: Kuro-chibi-hirata-emma-mushi.

Platylomalus viaticus: Ôhara, 1994, 187.Platylomalus persimilis: Ohara, 1994, 174.

Original description. "Ovalis, depressus, nigro-nitidus; precedenti proxime affinis at pygidio transversim sulcato. Long. 2. 1/2 mill.

Hab. Bhamo, in Birmania and Thagata, in Tenasserim.

This species is almost similar to annellus but the sulcus in the pygidium is elliptical and transverse instead of being circular."

Specimens examined [additional records]. (Ohara, 1999a).

[Nansei Isles] Tokara-Takara-jima (4 exs., 6/vii/1953, NA), T. Nakane. Amami-Oshima Is.: Higashi-Nakama (1 ex., 29/iii/1963), S. Fukuda. Ishigaki-jima (1 ex., 11/vi/1995, collected by truck trap), K. Takahashi.

Distribution. Japan (Nansei Isles); Tenasserim; Vietnam.



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