Sclerochiton rougemonti ASSING, 2011

Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Sclerochiton. II. Two new species and additional records, including the first records of the genus from Vietnam (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1197-1208 : 1202

Sclerochiton rougemonti ASSING, 2011 ( Map 4 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Laos: 6 exs., Champasak province, Bolaven plateau, Muang Paxong, Ban Thongvay , 15°14'N, 106°32'E, 1000-1200 m, disturbed primary rainforest, 7.- 16.VI.2008, leg. Solodovnikov & Pedersen ( ZMUC, cAss) ; 1♀, Khammouane province, Ban Khounkham (Nahin), 18°13'N, 104°31'E, 300 m, disturbed primary rainforest, 17.-18.VI.2008, leg. Solodovnikov & Pedersen ( ZMUC) .

C o m m e n t: The original description is based on a single male from northern Thailand. The above specimens represent the first records from Laos ( Map 4 ).

Figures

Map 4: Distributions of Sclerochiton sinuatus (white circles), S. excisus (black circles), S. rougemonti (black diamonds), S. peniculatus (black stars), and S. pectinatus (white star).