Lathrobium conexum

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 conexum

Name

Lathrobium conexum Assing & Peng, 2013: 56

• Type locality: CHINA: Sichuan Prov., Emeishan City, Mt. Emeishan, 29°33'N, 103°23'E, 27.vii.2012, alt. 1,100 m.

• Holotype: SNUC ♂, Dai, Peng & Yin leg.

• Etymology: The specific epithet (Latin, adjective: connected) refers to the merged ventral process and dorsal plate of the aedeagus and emphasizes the hypothesized close relationship of L. conexum to L. iunctum and L. coniunctum.

References

Primary references

• Assing, V., Peng, Z. & Zhao, M.-J. 2013. On the Lathrobium fauna of the Emei Shan, Sichuan, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae). ZooKeys 277: 47–67. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.277.4671 Reference page.  [original description: p. 56, figs. 2C, 5, 11]

Additional references

• Assing, V. 2016. Six new species, a new name, and additional records of Lathrobium from the Palaearctic region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 48(1): 191–210. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [material, comment: p. 203]