Lathrobium fodens

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 fodens

Name

Lathrobium fodens Assing, 2012: 202

• Type locality: NEPAL: Prov. Karnali, D: Jumla, Churta, E Jagdula valley, 3800–4100 m NN., 29°09’49N, 82°31’09E, alpine mats.
• Holotype: NME, ♂, 03.VI.2007, leg. M. Hartmann.
• Etymology: The specific epithet is the present participle of the Latin verb fodere (to sting) and refers to the conspicuous shape of the ventral process of the aedeagus.

References

Primary references

• Assing, V. 2012. A revision of the Lathrobium species of the Himalaya (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae). Bonn zoological bulletin 61(2): 142–209. PDF Reference page.  [original description: p. 202, figs. 214, 263–268]