Apatetica confusa Assing, 2018

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 confusa Assing, 2018

Fig. 3 蛊惑脊葬隐翅虫

Apatetica confusa Assing, 2018: 351.

Material examined.

China – Yunnan Prov. • 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, SNCA 1117 – SNCA 1123 ; Gongshan Hsien, Dulongjiang Country, Maku Village ; 27 ° 40 ' 57 " N, 98 ° 18 ' 08 " E; alt. 1250 m; 24 Apr 2015; Wen-Xuan Bi leg.; SHNU .

Measurements.

BL: 8.4–9.1 mm, FL: 7.3–8.1 mm. HW: 1.76–1.89 mm, PW: 3.58–3.77 mm, EW: 3.63–3.82 mm, AL: 4.56–4.90 mm, PL: 2.16–2.38 mm, EL: 4.17–4.36 mm.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan) and Myanmar. New to China.

Remarks.

The metallic hue of the elytra ranges from usually greenish-coppery to rarely blue or violet ( Assing 2018). The specimens we collected in Yunnan all have blue metallic elytra. New record for China.

Figures

Figure 3. Apatetica confusa A – F SNCA 1117 G SNCA 1118 A dorsal habitus B ventral habitus C, D aedeagus in lateral view E, F aedeagus in ventral view G female tergite VIII. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.5 mm (C – F); 0.25 mm (G).