Sapitia versicolor (Pic, 1920)

Löbl, Ivan, 2022, Supplement to the knowledge of Scaphisomatini of Sabah, Malaysia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae), Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae 107 (1 - 2), pp. 7-19 : 16

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7501705
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7501625
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BE8788-FFBF-C751-0323-6DAEDC50539E
treatment provided by	Diego
scientific name	Sapitia versicolor (Pic, 1920)
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Sapitia versicolor (Pic, 1920) View in CoL

Material examined. 474, Sabah, Batu Punggul Resort env., 24.vi.̅1.vii.1996, 11c, FIT ( MHNG) ; 3 , Sabah, Danum Valley, 14̅ 16.ii.1968, G. de Rougemont ( MHNG) ; 1 , Sabah, Poring Hot Springs , 500 m, 11.v.1987, Burckhard & Löbl ( MHNG) ; 1 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama Forest Reserve , Danum Valley Conservation Area , Borneo Rain Forest Lodge , N 05°02.682′ E 117°45.553′, 250 m, iii̅ iv.2005, FIT, primary dipterocarp forest, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt. OUMNH 2055 062 ( OUMNH) GoogleMaps .

Remarks. Thie species appears to be widely distributed and has been reported from Indonesia: Sumatra; East Malaysia: Sabah and Thailand (see LÖBL 2018). It is very similar to S. sumatrana Löbl, 1978 while it differs notably from S. lombokina by the nearly fused mesepimera and the stoud legs.