Elmomorphus paramontanus is a species of beetle of the family Dryopidae. This species is found in China (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Yunnan), Laos, Malaysia (Perak), Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Description Adults reach a length of 2.90–3.33 mm (males) and 2.88–3.35 mm (females). Their body is oblong-ovate, dorsally convex and integument black, while the mouthparts, antennae, trochanters, basal parts of the femora, and tarsi are reddish-brown. The dorsum has a fine bronze metallic lustre.
Etymology The species name refers to the overall similarity with Elmomorphus montanus.Taxonomic revision of the genus Elmomorphus Sharp, 1888.II. Redescription of the genus and review of the species from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam (Coleoptera: Dryopidae)
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