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Male (Fig. 1B). Length 3.52–3.77. Head slightly longer than wide, HL 0.70–0.72, HW 0.60–0.65; eyes each composed of about 30 facets. Antennal clubs as in Fig. 3A. Pronotum (Fig. 3B) slightly longer than wide, PL 0.70–0.71, PW 0.65–0.69, roundly expanded at anterolateral margins. Elytra wider than long, EL 0.87–0.92, EW 1.22–1.26. Metaventral processes (Fig. 3C) long, curved anteriorly at apices. Procoxae, protrochanters and profemora spinose at ventral margin (Fig. 3D), protibiae with distinct triangular apical projection (Fig. 3E); mesotrochanters with large ventral spine, mesofemora roundly broadened ventrally (Fig. 3F), mesotibiae with small apical tubercle (Fig. 3G); metatrochanters and metafemora (Fig. 3H) simple, metatibiae with setose tuft near apices (Fig. 3I). Abdomen broad at base and narrowed apically, AL 1.25–1.42, AW 1.29–1.37. Sternite IX as in Fig. 3J. Aedeagus length 0.75, with symmetric median lobe (Figs 3K–M).
Female. Similar to male in general; BL 3.47–3.65, HL 0.73–0.76, HW 0.62–0.63, PL 0.70–0.72, PW 0.64–0.65, EL 0.74–0.75, EW 1.25–1.32, AL 1.30–1.42, AW 1.37–1.47. Eyes each composed of about 30 facets. Antennae not modified; metaventral processes absent.
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- Zi-Wei Yin, Peter Hlaváč, Li-Zhen Li
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- Yin Z, Hlaváč P, Li L (2013) Further studies on the Pselaphodes complex of genera from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) ZooKeys 275: 23–65
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- Zi-Wei Yin
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- Peter Hlaváč
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- Li-Zhen Li