Scaphidium sinense Pic, 1954

Tang, Liang, Li, Li-Zhen & He, Wen-Jia, 2014, The genus Scaphidium Olivier in East China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae), ZooKeys 403, pp. 47-96 : 59-61

Scaphidium sinense Pic, 1954 Figs 28-33, 98-101, 154

Scaphidium sinense Pic, 1954: 57; Löbl 1992: 583; Löbl 1999: 711; He et al. 2008b: 59.

Material examined.

Zhejiang: 1♂, Lin’an City, Tianmushan, alt. 1100m, 2.V.2005, W.-X. Bi leg. (SHNU); 1♂, ibidem, alt. 1200m, 6.V.2007, W.-X. Bi leg. (SHNU); 1♂, ibidem, 15.VIII.2007, Y.-X. Wu leg. (SHNU); 4♂♂4♀♀, ibidem, alt. 1000m, 7-15.VIII.2010, L. Tang leg. (SHNU); 1♂, ibidem, alt. 250m, 15.VIII.2010, L. Tang leg. (SHNU); 1♂7♀♀, ibidem, alt. 1000-1200m, 18-21.VIII.2011, L. Tang leg. (SHNU); 1♂, ibidem, 30°19'10"N, 119°26'51"E, alt. 410m, 21.X.2013, Tang leg. (SHNU); 1♂, Lin’an City, Pingxi, 30°23'N, 119°28'E, alt. 1000-1100m, 9.VI.2012, J.-Q. Zhu leg. (SHNU); 1♂, Qingyuan County, Baishanzu, alt. 900-1400m, Hu, Tang & Zhu leg. (SHNU); 1♂, Kaihua County, Gutianshan, 29°15'N, 118°8'E, 21.VI.2013, X.-B. Song leg. (SHNU). Jiangxi: 1♂, Yushan County, Sanqingshan, Fenshui, alt. 400m, 12.X.2010, Peng, Zhai & Zhu leg. (SHNU); 1♀, Jiulianshan N. R., 27-28.VI.2012, Li leg. (SHNU); 1♀, Yichun City, Mingyueshan Park, 27°35'32"N, 114°17'13"E, alt. 1200-1600m, 12.VII.2013, Song, Yin & Yu leg. (SHNU); 3♂♂5♀♀, Luxi County, Yangjialing, 27°35'3"N, 114°15'2"E, alt. 820m, 15.VII.2013, Song, Yin & Yu leg. (SHNU); 1♀, Pingxiang City, Gaozhou County, Gaotianyan, 27°23'51"N, 114°0'54"E, alt. 1025m, 23.VII.2013, Song, Yin & Yu leg. (SHNU). Hunan: 3♀♀, Yanling County, Taoyuandong Park, 26°29'14"N, 114°0'42"E, alt. 770m, 16.VII.2013, Dai, Peng & Xie leg. (SHNU); 3♂♂3♀♀, Liuyang City, Daweishan, 28°25'28"N, 114°4'52"E, alt. 830m, 22.VII.2013, Dai, Peng & Xie leg. (SHNU); 2♂♂7♀♀, ibidem, 28°25'37"N, 114°7'43"E, alt. 1430m, 21.VII.2013, Dai, Peng & Xie leg. (SHNU). Guangxi: 20♂♂20♀♀, Shangsi County, Shiwandashan, alt 300-500m, Zhai, Peng, Zhu & Tang leg. (SHNU); 5♂♂17♀♀, Lingui County, Huaping N. R., Anjiangping, alt. 1200-1300m, 13-16.VII.2011, Ma, Chen, Zhu, Peng, Tang & He leg. (SHNU); 1♀, Jinxiu County, 16km away, alt. 900m, 31.VII.2011, Z. Peng leg. (SHNU).

Distribution.

China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi).

Remarks.

These are new records to Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi. The fascia pattern of pronotum is variable (Figs 29, 30, 32, 33) and the usually bicolored legs are entirely darkened in some individuals. The color pattern is related to geographical populations as suggested by following: approximately half of the specimens from Hunnan, Jiangxi and North Guangxi have the sub-basal and subapical fasciae of the elytra joined along the suture (Fig. 32); in specimens from Shiwandashan in South Guangxi (Fig. 33), the pronotal fasciae tends to indistinct, the sub-basal and subapical fasciae of elytra are round on their inner corners; the body size of the Guangxi population is larger on average (4.4-5.9 mm) than that of other populations (4.1-5.3 mm). The species is similar to Scaphidium harmandi Achard, 1920 (see Achard 1920b) and differs in the bicolored legs which are entirely reddish in Scaphidium harmandi , and darkened terminal antennal segment which is entirely yellowish in Scaphidium harmandi .