On the Lathrobium fauna of Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae)
Author
Assing, V.
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Lathrobium loebli
nov.sp.
(
Figs 13-16
)
Type material:
Holotype
: "
JAPON
NAGANO
,
J. E. Kogen N. Park
,
Shiga c.
1500 m
,
Löbl
23.7.1980
/ Holotypus
Lathrobium loebli
sp.n.
, det.
V. Assing
2013" (
MHNG
).
Figs 13-16
:
Lathrobium loebli
nov.sp.
: (
13
) male sternite VII; (
14
) male sternite VIII; (
15-16
) aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
Etymology: With pleasure, I dedicate this species to Ivan Löbl (Genève), distinguished specialist of
Scaphidiinae
, who collected the
holotype
.
Description: Species of large size; body length 11.0 mm; length of forebody 5.0 mm. Coloration: dark-brown; legs reddish; antennae reddish. External characters as in
L. pollens
and
L. biexcisum
.
: protarsomeres I-IV strongly dilated; tergite VIII, sternite VII, and sternite VIII as in
L. biexcisum
(
Figs 13-14
); aedeagus (
Figs 15-16
)
2.5 mm
long, of similar shape as in
L. biexcisum
, but ventral process of different shape in lateral view (straight basal portion longer and subapically dilated in lateral view).
: unknown.
Comparative notes: For characters distinguishing this species from the highly similar
L. biexcisum
see the description above.
Distribution: The
type
locality is situated in the Jôshin'etsu-Kôgen National Park in the northeast of
Nagano Prefecture
, Honshu, at an altitude of approximately
1500 m
.