Scaphisoma luteomaculatum PIC , 1915

Ivan Löbl & Ryo Ogawa, 2016, On the Scaphisomatini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae) of the Philippines, IV: the genera Sapitia ACHARD and Scaphisoma LEACH, Linzer biologische Beiträge 48 (2), pp. 1339-1492 : 1427-1428

5.2.19.14. Scaphisoma luteomaculatum PIC, 1915 ( Fig. 18 )

Scaphosoma luteomaculatum PIC, 1915 : 5. Lectotype 6, MNHN; type locality: Java, Palabuan. Lectotype designation and genital characters: LÖBL 2015a: 111, Figs 103-106 .

Scaphosoma sapitense var. infasciatum ACHARD, 1920b : 131. Lectotype ♀, MNHN; type locality: Lombok, Sapit, 2000ft. Lectotype designation and synonymy: LÖBL 2015a: 111.

Scaphisoma dansalanense LÖBL, 1972 : 95. Holotype 6, ZMUB; type locality: Mindanao, Dansalan near Lanao. Synonymy: LÖBL 2015a: 111.

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Mindanao, Davao Distr. Tagum, Sitio Taglawig, Maco, near sea level, X.1946, original dipterocarp forest, leg. H. Hoogstraal & D. Heyneman, 29 ex. (FMNH, MHNG, BZLA); Mindanao, Mt. Talemo, 30.VI.1977, leg. M. Satô, 1 ex. (MHNG); Mindanao, Mt. Malambo, 1.VII.1977, leg. M. Satô, 2 ex. (EUMJ, MHNG); Palawan, Binaluan, 1♀ (SMND).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Philippines: Palawan, Mindanao; Indonesia.

Comments: PIC (1921: 165) recorded the species from "Carin Ascinii Cheba" [in Myanmar]. The respective voucher material remains to be verified.

Figures

Figs 14 - 21: Habitus of Scaphisoma; (14), S. furcillatum nov. sp.; (15), S. inopportunum nov. sp.; (16), S. lunabianum nov. sp.; (17), S. inexspectatum nov. sp.; (18), S. luteomaculatum PIC; (19), S. luteopygidiale (PIC); (20), S. maculosum nov. sp.; (21), S. mindanaosum PIC. Scale: 1.0 mm.

Figs 101 - 107: Aedeagi of Scaphisoma in dorsal and lateral views; (101, 102), S. nabiluanum nov. sp., scale = 0.1 mm; (103, 104), S. obscurum nov. sp., scale = 0.1 mm; (105, 106), S. sagax nov. sp., scale 0.1 mm; (107), ditto, internal sac, scale = 0.05 mm.