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Description

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Measurements of the male holotype: TBL=7.3 mm, PMW/PML=1.49, PMW/PBW 1.19, EL/EW 1.33, EW/PMW 1.53. Body large, 6.7–7.7 mm in length; dorsum in mature specimens dark brown; antennae, mouthparts, lateral portion of pronotum and legs uniformly ferruginous; dorsal surface shiny, with fine transverse microsculpture (pronotum discally with nearly isodiametric microsculpture); pronotum and elytra with scattered short erect setation; each mandible with two large acute teeth on inner edge before apex. Pronotum widest in middle; anterior margin weakly emarginate; lateral margins distinctly bordered; weakly explanate; sides flat, only moderately raised and weakly sinuate posteriorly (Fig. 1); base wide, without impressions. Disc with scattered fine punctures, lateral and posterior areas heavily, densely punctured. Elytra broadly oval. Each elytron with nine regular striae, third stria with ca. 49–59 medium-sized punctures; lateral margin smooth, without serration; epipleural keel narrow. Elytral epipleura with strong and dense punctures (Fig. 2). Metathoracic wings fully developed. Male. Aedeagus evenly rounded with elongate, straight apex in lateral view (Fig. 5); sides before apex broadened, with blunt tip in dorsal view (Figs 6, 7). Female. Ventrite VIII regularly rounded posteriorly, spiculum ventrale short, narrow and truncate anteriorly (Fig. 8). Ovipositor with transverse valvifer without setae; triangular, heavily sclerotized coxite bearing numerous setae; and stylus modified into strongly curved, apically glabrous scrapers.
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Liang Tang, Li-Zhen Li, Jan Růžička
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Tang L, Li L, Růžička J (2011) Notes on the genus Apteroloma of China with description of a new species (Coleoptera, Agyrtidae) ZooKeys 124: 19–39
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Liang Tang
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Li-Zhen Li
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Jan Růžička
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Distribution

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China (Zhejiang) (Fig. 13). So far known only from the type locality.
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Liang Tang, Li-Zhen Li, Jan Růžička
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Tang L, Li L, Růžička J (2011) Notes on the genus Apteroloma of China with description of a new species (Coleoptera, Agyrtidae) ZooKeys 124: 19–39
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Liang Tang
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Li-Zhen Li
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Jan Růžička
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