Lathrobium lentum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Paederinae
Tribus: Lathrobiini
Subtribus: Lathrobiina
Genus: Lathrobium
Species: Lathrobium lentum

Name

Lathrobium lentum Assing, 2013: 67

• Type locality: CHINA: N-Sichuan, pass NW Songpan, 3600 m, 32°55’32’’N, 103°25’56’’E.
• Holotype: Volker Assing private collection, ♂, 11.VIII.2012, V. Assing.
• Etymology: The specific epithet (Latin, adjective: slow) alludes to the short legs, particularly the short tarsi, suggesting that the species moves slowly.

References

Primary references

• Assing, V. 2013. On the Lathrobium fauna of China I. The fauna of the Qinling Shan, the Daba Shan, and adjacent regions (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Bonn zoological bulletin 62(1): 30–91. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [original description: p. 67, figs. 111, 163–168]