Scaphidium laxum Tang & Li 2010, sp. n.
Authors/Creators
- 1. Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai ,, China
- 2. Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
Description
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Figs 8, 9, 27–30
Type Material. Holotype. China: Yunnan: male, glued on a board with labels as follows: “ China, Yunnan, Nabanhe N. R., Benggangxinzhai, alt. 1750 m, 3.V.2009, Hu Jia-Yao & Yin Zi-Wei leg” “ Holotype / Scaphidium laxum / Tang & Li” [red handwritten label] (SHNU). Paratype. female, same as for the holotype. (SHNU)
BL: 8.9–9.4 mm, ED: 0.33–0.35 mm, PL / PW of male: 0.75, PL / PW of female: 0.69.
Similar to S. grande in most respects, but differs in the following characters: body form slightly wider, posterior-lateral angles of pronotum more prominent; male profemora (Figs 30) with inner side expanded gradually from base to form a blunt angle at apical third, tubercles smaller and sparser; male tibiae (Figs 30) more incurved; internal sac of aedeagus as in Figs 27, 28.
Etymology. The Latin adjective “ laxum ” refers to the broad body form of the new species.
Biological notes. Specimens were collected from a log covered with white fungi while mating (Fig 44).
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Identifiers
- URL
- http://zoobank.org/4A4DCB65-F331-4D60-82DB-ECBD517ED629
- URL
- http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039187EAA030FFDDFF1701D8FE3A934B
- LSID
- urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4A4DCB65-F331-4D60-82DB-ECBD517ED629
Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.3897/zookeys.43.447 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/576659 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFA8FF92A037FFDAFF9B0044FFB0977A (URL)
- Journal article: http://zoobank.org/88659C01-27B8-426C-8A2A-E493848FEC42 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- R, SHNU
- Event date
- 2009-05-03
- Verbatim event date
- 2009-05-03
- Scientific name authorship
- Tang & Li
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Staphylinidae
- Genus
- Scaphidium
- Species
- laxum
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic status
- sp. n.
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Scaphidium laxum Tang & Li, 2010