Lobrathium configens ASSING 2012

Assing, V., 2014, A revision of Palaearctic Lobrathium. V. Three new species from the Himalaya and China, a new synonymy, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 46 (1), pp. 429-441 : 434-435

Lobrathium configens ASSING 2012

Lobrathium zonalis [sic] LI, SOLODOVNIKOV & ZHOU 2013: 575 ff., nov.syn.

T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Paratype 6: " 1900 m, 2003.VIII.18 [remaining data in

Chinese; according to original description: Baoxing, Guobayan, leg. Yejun Zhang] / Paratype / Lobrathium zonalis Li et al., 2013, Det. XY LI 2013 / Lobrathium configens Assing , det. V. Assing 2013" (cAss).

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: China: 1♀, Sichuan, Emei Shan , 7.X.1985, leg. Rougemont (cRou) ; 1♀, Zhejiang, Tianmu Shan , 29.IV.1993, leg. Rougemont (cRou) .

C o m m e n t: The original description of L. zonale is based on ten type specimens from three localities in Sichuan (LI X.-Y. et al. 2013). An examination of the above paratype from the type locality revealed that L. zonale is conspecific with L. configens , in China a widespread and common species. Hence the synonymy proposed above.