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Sapitia versicolor

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Sapitia versicolor (Pic, 1920)

Material examined. 474, Sabah, Batu Punggul Resort env., 24.vi.̅1.vii.1996, 11c, FIT (MHNG); 3, Sabah, Danum Valley, 14̅ 16.ii.1968, G. de Rougemont (MHNG); 1, Sabah, Poring Hot Springs, 500 m, 11.v.1987, Burckhard & Löbl (MHNG); 1, Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama Forest Reserve, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo Rain Forest Lodge, N 05°02.682′ E 117°45.553′, 250 m, iii̅ iv.2005, FIT, primary dipterocarp forest, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt. OUMNH 2055 ­062 (OUMNH).

Remarks. Thie species appears to be widely distributed and has been reported from Indonesia: Sumatra; East Malaysia: Sabah and Thailand (see LÖBL 2018). It is very similar to S. sumatrana Löbl, 1978 while it differs notably from S. lombokina by the nearly fused mesepimera and the stoud legs.

Notes

Published as part of Löbl, Ivan, 2022, Supplement to the knowledge of Scaphisomatini of Sabah, Malaysia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae), pp. 7-19 in Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae 107 (1 - 2) on page 16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7501705

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Collection code
FIT, MHNG , FIT, OUMNH , MHNG
Event date
1968-02-16 , 1987-05-11 , 1996-07-01
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Sapitia
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
OUMNH 2055
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Pic
Species
versicolor
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
1968-02-16 , 1987-05-11 , 1996-07-01
Taxonomic concept label
Sapitia versicolor (Pic, 1920) sec. Löbl, 2022

References

  • LOBL I. 2018: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae. World Catalogue of Insects. Volume XVI: i ‾ xvi + 1 ‾ 418 pp.