Acicnemis azumai Morimoto & Miyakawa 1995

Acicnemis azumai Morimoto & Miyakawa, 1995 Figs 1, 2 A, 3 A, 6 B 1–6, 2, 7 Type material examined (Japan: 82; South Korea: 3; Total: 84). Holotype. Japan: Okinawa Prefecture: • Kudeken, Chinen-son, 22. IV. 1975, H. Irie, bears red label reading “ (HOLOTYPE) Acicnemis azumai Morimoto et. Miyakawa, 1994 ”, JHL_AREV_113, ELKU, ELKU 2962. Paratypes. Japan: Okinawa Prefecture: • Sueyoshi, “ 1988-6 - 5 ”, T. Ueno (5, KUM), JHL_ACITAI_041 (dissected male), JHL_AREV_134 – JHL_AREV_137; • Yona, 9–13. VIII. 1969, H. Makihara (4, KUM), JHL_AREV_108 – JHL_AREV_111; • Shuri, 14. VI. 1958, O. Nakachi (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_138; • Shuri, 16–20. V. 1978, H. Makihara (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_117; • Aguni Island, 24–25. VIII. 1989, Teruhisa Ueno, JHL_ACITAI_081 (dissected male) (4, KUM), JHL_AREV_124 – JHL_AREV_126; • Mabuni, 11. VI. 1977, H. Irie (2, KUM) JHL_AREV_127, JHL_AREV_128; • Nago, 18. VI. 1984, Teiso Esaki (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_130; • Akajima Island, 29–30. VIII. 1980, Teruhisa Ueno (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_129; • Mount Banna, Ishigaki Island, 30. VII. 1970, I. Matoba (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_131; • Tonaki Island, 27. IX. 1989, Teruhisa Ueno (2, KUM), JHL_AREV_132, JHL_AREV_133; • 18. VI. 1970, H. Makihara (2, KUM), JHL_AREV_122, JHL_AREV_123; • Tamagusuku, 4. V. 1962, M. Kina (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_151; • Tamagusuku, 23. VIII. 1962, M. Kina (2, KUM), JHL_AREV_152, JHL_AREV_153; • Otomi, Iriomote Island, 25. IV. 1969, H. Makihara (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_143; • Shimozato, Miyako Island, 1. IX. 1958, T. Hidaka (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_144; • Kudeken, 31. V. 1976, T. Ogasawara (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_145; • Shuri, 5–9. V. 1969, H. Makihara (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_146; • Naha, 13. VIII. 1952, K. Hamamatsu (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_147; • Sueyoshi, 9. VII. 1987, Teruhisa Ueno (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_148. Non-type material. Japan: Okinawa Prefecture: • Iriomote Island, Mt. Tedo, 28. III. 2022, Y. Obae (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_511; • Ishigaki Island, Inoda, 24. III. 2022, S. Imada, M. Maruyama, T. Nozaki (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_512; • Kabira Park, Ishigaki Island, 6. VI. 1968, M. Takagi (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_763; • Okinawa Island, Sakukawa, 8. XI. 1971, T. Terya (1, RUMC), JHL_AREV_513; • Okinawa Island, Nishihara, 16. VII. 1977, M. Arasaki (1, RUMC), JHL_AREV_514; • Okinawa Island, Yona, 24. IV. 1965, T. Kakinohana (2, RUMC), JHL_AREV_515, JHL_AREV_516; • Okinawa Island, Kudeken, 28. VI. 1977, K. Omato (1, RUMC), JHL_AREV_517; • Okinawa Island, Shuri, 7. VII. 1972, M. Kinjo (1, RUMC), JHL_AREV_518; • Miyako Island, 1. IX. 1958, T. Takara (3, RUMC), JHL_AREV_519 – JHL_AREV_521; • Okinawa Island, Shuri, 16. VI. 1961, O. Nakachi (1, RUMC), JHL_AREV_522; • Okinawa Island, Shuri, 24. VIII. 1962, O. Nakachi (1, RUMC), JHL_AREV_523; • Okinawa Island (1, OIST), JHL_AREV_984 (GenBank accession number: PV 255625); • Tancha, Okinawa Island, 4. III. 2025, J. H. Lewis, to residential lights (1, OIST), JHL_AREV_995; • Tancha, Okinawa Island, 14. III. 2025, J. H. Lewis, to residential lights (1, OIST), JHL_AREV_993; • Tancha, Okinawa Island, 29. VIII. 2025, J. H. Lewis, to residential lights (1, OIST), JHL_AREV_2081; • Sueyoshi Park, Naha, 12–26. II. 2016, (1, OIST), OKENT 0132427; South Korea • Oseag Ri, Ganweondo, 4–6. VII. 1984, T. Senoh (1, KUM), JHL_AREV_155; • Sam Jeong Li, Ma Cheong Meon, Hamyang Gun, Gyeongsamnamdo, 9–15. V. 1991, K. Morimoto (2, KUM), JHL_AREV_154, JHL_ACITAI_079 (dissected male). Diagnosis. Body length 3.3–4.9 mm. Covered in pale brown scales, with alternating white and black scaled bands on odd elytral intervals. Pronotum with two exposed, bare tubercles medially at the base (one on each side) (Fig. 3 A). Scutellum covered in yellow scales. Only odd elytral intervals with erect scales. Sclerolepidia distinct and protruding. Posterior edge of prosternum lacking prominent projections contiguous with the fore-coxae (Fig. 2 A) (present in A. laeta). Third tarsomeres distinctly emarginate. Pedon with lateral edges approx. parallel in dorsal view, but converging evenly into a point. Internal sac without tuberculate or roughened musculature inside the aedeagus, but with a non-hooked protruding structure (unmodified in posterior 1 / 2, with roughened in anterior 1 / 2) that is equal in length to the pedon (Fig. 6 B 1 – 2). Distribution. This species occurs in southern Japan (Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands) and South Korea. Remarks. On Okinawa Island (Japan) this species is commonly encountered in the spring and is often attracted to residential building lights.

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