Lathrobium biforme

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 biforme

Name

Lathrobium biforme Assing, 2013: 51

• Type locality: CHINA: S-Gansu, N Chengxian, W-Qinling Shan, 34°10’20’’N, 105°42’10’’E, 1830 m.
• Holotype: Volker Assing private collection, ♂, 29.VII.2012, V. Assing.
• Etymology: The specific epithet (Latin, adjective) refers to the remarkable sexual size dimorphism.

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. 51, figs. 70, 87–93]