Scaphicoma rufa (Pic, 1923)

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 : 17

Scaphicoma rufa (Pic, 1923)

Material examined. 1, Sabah, Lahad Datu, Ulu Segama Forest Reserve , Danum Valley Forest Centre , N 04°57.9′ E 117°48.1′, 450 m, 22̅ 23.xi.2005, primary dipterocarp forest, west trail area, first inferior FIT, D. Mann, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., OUMNH 2006 ­051 ( OUMNH) ; 1 , 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, E. Slade & J. Villanuava lgt., selectively logged dipterocarp forest, Yayasan Sabah Logging Concesion , OUMNH 2005 ­052 ( MHNG) .

Remarks. These specimens exhibit characters congruent with the redescription given by LÖBL & LESCHEN (2010). Notable are the widely interrupted basal striae of the elytra, the mesoventrite with distinct mesal ridge, the lateral parts of the metaventrite lacking coarser punctures, and the lateral parts of ventrite I, each bearing a subbasal patch of distinct punctures, in combination with the uniformly rufous, about 1.9 mm long body. The species is very similar to S. arcuatum Champion, 1927 and S. pulex Heller, 1917 .