Elmomorphus curvipes is a species of beetle of the family Dryopidae. This species is found in China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang) and Vietnam.
Description Adults reach a length of 2.78–3.48 mm (males) and 2.83–3.45 mm (females). Their body is ovate, strongly convex dorsally and integument dark brown to black. The mouthparts, antennae, trochanters, and tarsi are light reddish brown.
Etymology The species name is a combination of the Latin words curvus (meaning curved) and pes (meaning foot, leg) and refers to the strongly curved male meso- and metatibiae.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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