Lathrobium sufflatum

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 sufflatum

Name

Lathrobium sufflatum Assing, 2013: 260, figs. 30-37

• Type locality: CHINA: Yunnan, Nujiang Lisu Pref., Gaoligong Shan, "Cloud Pass", 21 km NW Liuku, 3150 m, 25°58'21N, 98°41'01E, shrubs & bamboo, litter sifted.

• Holotype: Private collection Michael Schülke, Berlin [CH09-22a], ♂, 3.IX.2009, leg. M. Schülke.

• Etymology: The specific epithet is the past participle of the Latin verb sufflare (to inflate, to swell) and alludes to the large dorsal portion of the aedeagus.

References

• Assing, V. 2013. Six new species and additional records of Lathrobium from the Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 45(1): 247–266. Full article (PDF). Reference page.  [original description: p. 260, figs. 30-37]