Scaphisoma, Leach, 1815

Löbl, Ivan, 2014, On the Scaphidiinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of the Moluccas, Mitteilungen Der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 87, pp. 49-60 : 59

Scaphisoma sp.

Material examined. 1 9,labelled: INDO: Maluc F911216 Tanimbar Isl. Yamdena dena Sangilat Kramain (12) Agosti 16.9.91 litter ( MHNG) .

Comments. The species differs from its sympatric congeners by the elytra having a distinctive colour pattern, as mentioned in the key below. Though it may be new, it cannot be adequately defined in absence of information about the male characters.