Baeocera serendibensis ( Löbl, 1971 )

Löbl, Ivan & Smetana, Aleš, 2021, On the Baeocera Erichson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae) of Sabah, Malaysia, and a tale on mystified biodiversity, J. Insect Biodiversity 23 (2), pp. 23-42 : 27

Baeocera serendibensis ( Löbl, 1971)

Eubaeocera serendibensis Löbl, 1971: 946 , Figs 4, 5 .

Material examined. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Sabalangan River env. ca 25 km SE Sapulut, 26.06.98, Kodada & Čiampor ( MHNG) ; 3 ♂, 5 ♀, Poring Hot Springs, Mamut River below bridge, 500 m, 13.V.87, Burckhardt & Löbl ( MHNG) ; 17 ♂, 7 ♀, same data but 11.V.87 ( MHNG) ; 1 ♂, same data but 7.V.87 ( MHNG) ; 3 ♂, same data but 8.V.87 ( MHNG) ; 3 ♂, same data but 6.V.87 ( MHNG) ; 4 ♂, 5 ♀, same data but 550–600 m, 9.V.87 ( MHNG) ; 1 ex., same data but 510 m, 30.VIII.88, Smetana [B162] ( CNC) ; 1 ♀, same data but 480 m, 15.V.87 ( CNC) ; 1 ♀, same data but 10.V.87 ; 1 ex., same data but 485 m, 29.VIII.88 [B160] ( CNC) ; 1 ♂, Poring Hot Springs, Langanan River , 850 m, 14.V.87, Burckhardt & Löbl ( MHNG) ; 1 ♀, same data but Langanan Falls , 900–950 m, 12.V.87 ( MHNG) ; 1 ♀, Mt. Kinabalu, Liwagu Trail ,, 1500 m, 22.V.87, Burckhardt & Löbl ( MHNG) .

Distribution. The species was described from Sri Lanka and subsequently reported from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, and South China (see Löbl 2018a).

Figures

Figures 1–7. Baeocera spp., aedeagi; (1, 2) B. omnigena sp. nov., in dorsal and lateral views, internal sac extruded, scale = 0.1 mm; (3) ditto, paramere in ventral view, scale = 0.05 mm. (4, 5) B. rudis sp. nov., in dorsal and lateral views, scale = 0.1 mm; (6) ditto, paramere in ventral view, scale = 0.05 mm; (7) ditto, internal sac in dorsal view, scale = 0.05 mm.