Scaphisoma dentipenne LÖBL , 1971

Ivan Löbl & Ryo Ogawa, 2016, On the Scaphisomatini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae) of the Philippines, IV: the genera Sapitia ACHARD and Scaphisoma LEACH, Linzer biologische Beiträge 48 (2), pp. 1339-1492 : 1442

5.2.21.11. Scaphisoma dentipenne LÖBL, 1971

Scaphisoma dentipenne LÖBL, 1971 : 250, Fig. 3 . Holotype ♀, ZMUK; type locality: Palawan, Mantalingajan, Pinigisan, 600 m.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Philippines: Palawan.

Comments: This species remains known by its female holotype. It is characterized the shape of the apical margins of the elytra, in particular by the comparatively deep notch at the inner, acute angle, similar to that in some members of the S. tricolor group.

Figures

Figs 1 - 6: Habitus of Scaphisoma; S. anomalum LÖBL (1); S. bibiranense LÖBL (2); S. bicolor nov. sp. (3); S. bicoloripenne nov. sp. (4); S. bicuspidatum nov. sp. (5); S. binaluanum PIC (6). Scale: 1.0 mm.