Lathrobium palatum

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 palatum

Name

Lathrobium palatum Assing, 2012: 180

• Type locality: NEPAL: Annapurna Mts.: Kang La-Pass, N-slope, E Manang, 5000 m.
• Holotype: SDEI, ♂, 5.VI.1994, leg. J. Schmidt.
• Etymology: The name is an adjective is derived from the Latin noun pala (shovel, spade) and alludes to the shape of the female sternite VIII.

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. 180, figs. 126, 137–141]