Sapitia lombokiana Achard, 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

Sapitia lombokiana Achard, 1920

Scaphisoma bugiamapi Prokofiev, 2003 , syn. nov.

Material examined. 1, Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu Nat. Park , above Pring Hot Springs , 520 m, 15.viii.1988, A. Smetana ( MHNG) ; 70 , Sabah, Batu Punggul Resort env., 24.vi. ̅ 1.vii.1996, 11c, FIT ; 2 , Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu Nat. Park , above Poring Hot Springs , 520 m, 15.viii.1988, A. Smetana ( MHNG) ; 4 , Sabah, Danum Valley , 14.̅ 16.ii.1968, FIT, G. de Rougemont ( MHNG) ; 1 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama , Danum Valley Forest Centre , N 04°57.9′ E 117°48.1′, 200 m, 1̅ 23.iii.2005, primary forest, D.J. Mann & E. Slade lgt., lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, west trail area, first inferior FIT, OUMNH­2006­051 ( OUMNH) ; 8 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama , Danum Valley Forest Centre , N 04°57′ E 117°48′, 450 m, 1̅ 5.xi.2005, FIT, primary forest, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, Nature trail area 1 ( OUMNH) ; 2 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama , Danum Valley Forest Centre , N 04°57′ E 117°48′, 450 m, 22̅ 23.xi.2005, primary forest, D. Mann, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, west trail area first inferior FIT, OUMNH 2006 ­ 051 ( OUMNH) ; 3 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama , Danum Valley Forest Centre , N 04°57.9′ E 117°48.1′, 200 m, 27̅ 28.x.2005, primary forest, D.J. Mann, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, West trail area, first interior FIT, OUMNH 2006 ­051 ( OUMNH) ; 6 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama , Danum Valley Forest Centre , N 04°57.9′ E 117°48.1′, 200 m, 22̅ 23.ix.2005, primary forest, D.J. Mann, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, nature reserve area, first inferior FIT, OUMNH­2006­051 ( OUMNH) ; 1 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama , Danum Valley Forest Centre , N 04°57.9′ E 117°48′, 200 m, 3̅ 13.ix.2005, primary forest, D.J. Mann, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, West trail area, FIT, OUMNH 2006­05 ( OUMNH) ; 5 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama , Danum Valley Conservation Area , Borneo Rain Forest Lodge , N 05°57.682′ E 117°45.553′, 250 m, iii̅ iv.2005, FIT, primary dipterocarp forest, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., OUMNH 2005­062 ( OUMNH) ; 36 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama Forest Reserve , Coupe 88 logging area , N 04°59.738′ E 117°50.165′, 250 m, iii̅ iv.2005, FIT no 2, selective lowland mixed logged dipterocarp forest, Yayasan Sabah Logging Concession, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., OUMNH­2005­062 ( OUMNH) ; 4 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama Forest Reserve , Coupe 81 logging area, N 04°58.660′ E 117°53.410′, 250 m, iii.2005, secondary forest, FIT, selectively logged dipterocarp forest, Yayasan Sabah Logging Concession, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., OUMNH­2005­062 ( OUMNH) ; 3 , Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama , Danum Valley Forest Centre , N 04°58′ E 117°42′, 450 m, viii.1998, FIT, lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, D. Bebber lgt., OUMNH 2003 ­050 ( OUMNH) .

Remarks. This species appears to be widely distributed and has been reported from China: Yunnan; Indonesia: Lombok, Sumatra; Philippines: Palawan; Thailand; Vietnam (see LÖBL 2018). The description of Scaphisoma bugiamapi suggest its synonymy with Sapitia lombokiana , notably the illustration of the aedeagus, and the statement about striate elytra (based on a misintepretation of the elytral pubescence). Additional information provided by M. Prokofiev (personal communication) convinced the author to publish it.