Eight new apterous Lathrobium species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Sichuan, Southwest China

Authors: Peng, Zhong Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.303.5328 Published: Jan. 1, 2013 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Coleoptera · Topics: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy

Eight apterous species of the paederine genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802 from the Chinese province Sichuan are described, illustrated, and distinguished from closely related and/or geographically close congeners: L. erlangense Peng & Li sp. n. (Erlang Shan), L. blandum Peng & Li sp. n. (Labahe N. R.), L. yelense Peng & Li sp. n. (Yele), L. obscurum Peng & Li sp. n. (Yele), L. yinziweii Peng & Li sp. n. (Yele), L. illustre Peng & Li sp. n. (Yele), L. micangense Peng & Li sp. n. (Micang Shan) and L. agglutinatum Assing & Peng sp. n. (Qingcheng Shan). The total number of described Lathrobium species from Sichuan now stands at 39, that of mainland China at 165.

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