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Male (Fig. 1A). Length 3.18–3.41. Head longer than wide, HL 0.71–0.78, HW 0.65–0.71; eyes each composed of about 40 facets. Antennal clubs as in Fig. 2A. Pronotum (Fig. 2B) slightly longer than wide, PL 0.71–0.75, PW 0.66–0.71, with lateral margins moderately angularly expanded laterally. Elytra wider than long, EL 0.84–0.90, EW 1.12–1.35. Short metaventral processes with rounded apices (Fig. 2C). Protrochanters with small ventral spine, profemora with large ventral spine (Fig. 2D), protibiae with small apical tubercle (Fig. 2E); mesotrochanters (Fig. 2F) with tiny spine at ventral margin; metacoxae (Fig. 2G) with long hook-like protuberance at ventral margin, metatrochanters and metafemora simple. Abdomen broad at base and narrowed apically, AL 0.92–0.98, AW 1.23–1.37. Sternite IX as in Fig. 2H. Aedeagus length 0.50, with symmetric median lobe (Figs 2I–K).
Female. Similar to male in general; BL 3.25–3.48, HL 0.73–0.76, HW 0.65–0.66, PL 0.76–0.77, PW 0.71–0.72, EL 0.80–0.86, EW 1.34–1.41, AL 0.96–1.09, AW 1.41–1.46. Eyes each composed of about 27 facets. Antennae lacking modification; metaventral processes absent.
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- Zi-Wei Yin, Li-Zhen Li
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- Yin Z, Li L (2012) Notes on Michael Schülke’s pselaphine collections from China. – Tyrini. I. genera Labomimus Sharp, Linan Hlaváč and Pselaphodes Westwood (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) ZooKeys 251: 83–118
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- Zi-Wei Yin
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- Li-Zhen Li