Sathytes linzhiensis Yin & Li, 2020

Yin, Zi-Wei, 2022, The Batrisini of Tibet: unveiling an enigmatic ant-loving beetle diversity at Earth’s “ Third Pole ” (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae), Zootaxa 5111 (1), pp. 1-211 : 127

Sathytes linzhiensis Yin & Li, 2020

( Figs 83C , 99A, F )

Chinese common name: ffżḛà甲

Sathytes linzhiensis Yin & Shen, 2020: 47 . Type locality: China, Xizang, Motuo County, path from Bari village to Renqingbeng Temple , 29°18’44.82”N, 95°21’27.18”E, alt. 1833 m.

Distribution. Mêdog County, Tibet, SW China ( Figs 83C , 99A, F ).

Remarks. Sathytes linzhiensis was described from four males found at Bari Village and Beibeng Township of Mêdog. This species is distinct in possessing a small body size (1.7–1.9 mm), the markedly elongate and straight hyaline apophyses on antennomeres 9, and there are two small basal projections of antennomeres 11.

Figures

FIGURE 83. Distribution of Tibetan Batrisini. A. Sathytes aequalis sp. nov. (circle), S. alpicola Yin & Shen (triangle) and S. asura sp. nov. (square). B. S. caichenyangi sp. nov. (circle), S. chayuensis Yin & Shen (triangle) and S. dawai sp. nov. (square). C. S. duojii sp. nov. (circle), S. laticornis sp. nov. (triangle) and S. linzhiensis Yin & Shen (square).

FIGURE 99. Environment of and collecting sites at Nyingchi area. A. Beibeng Township (Ü崩乡). B. Road near Gelin Village (格ff村). C. A bridge at Yarang (亚ü). D. A village near Guoguotang Great Bend (果果Ƌkm弯). E. Environment near Mêdog County (ẸṘ县). F. Path to Renqingbeng Temple (仁ů崩寺). G. An overall view of Guoguotang Great Bend. Photo Credit: E, F by Xiao-Bin Song.