Lathrobium (Lathrobium) shaolaiense WATANABE , 1998

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Lathrobium (Lathrobium) shaolaiense WATANABE, 1998

Material examined:

Taiwan: 5 exs., Taichung Hsien, Anmashan , 2225 m, 2. V.1990, leg. Smetana (cSme, cAss) ; 1 ex., same data, but 11. V.1992 (cSme) ; 1 ex., same data, but 14 V.1992 (cSme) ; 4 exs., Anmashan , 2230 m, 12. V.1992, leg. Smetana (cSme) ; 1 ex., same data, but 1. V.1990 (cSme) ; 1 ex., same data, but 4. V.1990 (cAss) ; 2 exs., Anmashan, Creek , 2185 m, 12. V.1992, leg. Smetana (cSme) ; 1 ♀ [identification uncertain], Nantou Hsien, Meifeng , 2130 m, 10.VII.1993, leg. Smetana (cSme) ; 1 ♀, same data, but 2. V.1998 (cSme) .

Comment:

The original description is based on a single male holotype from "Mt. Shao-lai Shan, Ta-hsüeh Shan Mts., Taichung Hsien" ( WATANABE 1998). The aedeagus of the above material is in good agreement with the illustrations provided with the original description, according to which L. shaolaiense refers to the L. pollens group.

Whether or not the two females from Meifeng in fact refer to this species requires clarification; in external characters they are similar to the material from Anmashan. The majority of the above specimens are females.