Apatetica laevicollis Fauvel, 1904

Chang, Jin-Kang, Schillhammer, Harald & Tang, Liang, 2024, A new species and some new distribution records of the genus Apatetica Westwood from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Apateticinae), ZooKeys 1212, pp. 65-77 : 65-77

Apatetica laevicollis Fauvel, 1904

Fig. 5 光胸脊葬隐翅虫

Apatetica laevicollis Fauvel, 1904: 86; Madge 1980: 315; Assing 2018: 354.

Material examined.

China – Guangdong Prov. • 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, SNCA 1171 – SNCA 1177 ; Shixing County, Chebaling Mt., Xianrendong Village ; 24 ° 44 ' 05 " N, 114 ° 12 ' 26 " E; alt. 508 m; 23–26 Jul 2008; Liang H. B. leg.; SHNU . • 2 ♀♀, SNCA 1178 , SNCA 1179 ; Shixing County, Chebaling Mt., Chebaling Village ; 24 ° 40 ' 55 " N, 114 ° 11 ' 49 " E; alt. 590 m; 24 Jul 2008; Liang H. B. leg.; SHNU . – Guangxi Prov. • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, SNCA 1164 – SNCA 1169 ; Xing’an County, Maoershan Mt. ; 25 ° 53 ' 11 " N, 110 ° 28 ' 13 " E; beech forest, mixed leaf litter, humus, sifted; alt. 810 m; 28 Jul 2014; Peng, Song, Yu & Yan leg.; SHNU . • 1 ♀, SNCA 1170 ; Jinxiu County, Laoshan Forest Farm ; 24 ° 07 ' 02 " N, 110 ° 11 ' 51 " E; beech forest, mixed leaf litter, humus, sifted; alt. 950 m; 26 Jul 2014; Peng, Song, Yu & Yan leg.; SHNU .

Measurements.

BL: 7.6–8.1 mm, FL: 6.1–6.3 mm. HW: 1.39–1.42 mm, PW: 3.03–3.19 mm, EW: 3.09–3.19 mm, AL: 2.77–2.84 mm, PL: 1.67–1.72 mm, EL: 3.38–3.48 mm.

Distribution.

China (Guangdong and Guangxi) and Vietnam. New to China.

Remarks.

The previous record from the Chinese province Sichuan ( Madge 1980) is based on a misidentification and refers to A. gibba . New record for China.

Figures

Figure 5. Apatetica laevicollis (SNCA 1164) A dorsal habitus B ventral habitus C, D aedeagus in lateral view E, F aedeagus in ventral view. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.5 mm (C – F).