Baeocera kinabalua Löbl, 1987

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 : 30

Baeocera kinabalua Löbl, 1987

Baeocera kinabalua Löbl, 1987: 86 , Figs 1–3 .

Material examined. 7 ♂, Sabalangan River env. 25 km SE Sapulut, 26.06.98, Kodada & Čiampor ( MHNG) ; 8 ♂, Crocker Range, Tenom env., Kalang Waterfall env., 18.VI.98, Kodada & Čiampor ( MHNG) ; 2 ♂, Poring Hot Springs, Mamut River below bridge, 500 m, 13.V.87, Burckhardt & Löbl ( MHNG) ; 2 ♂, with the same data but 8.V.87 ( MHNG) ; 1 ♂, Kibongol Village 7 km N Tambunan, 700 m, 20.V.87, Burckhardt & Löbl ( MHNG) ; 1 ♂, Sarawak, Belaga Distr., Long Linau , 19.III.1990, A. Riedel ( MHNG) .

Distribution. East Malayasia: Sabah, Sarawak.

Comments. The description of this species was based on one male and one female from the Mt. Kinabalu National Park. The species may be readily distinguished by the shape of the apically lobed parameres.

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.