Animalia Coleoptera Staphylinidae ChangJin-KangSchillhammerHaraldTangLiangA new species and some new distribution records of the genus Apatetica Westwood from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Apateticinae)Zookeys130920241212657710.3897/zookeys.1212.130072 A3139B64-4A6E-5414-9AF9-57FFF89F4970 Apatetica confusa Assing, 2018Fig. 3 蛊惑脊葬隐翅虫 Apatetica confusa Assing, 2018: 351.Material examined.

China – Yunnan Prov. • 4♂♂, 3♀♀, SNCA1117–SNCA1123; Gongshan Hsien, Dulongjiang Country, Maku Village; 27°40'57"N, 98°18'08"E; alt. 1250 m; 24 Apr 2015; Wen-Xuan Bi leg.; SHNU.

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ApateticaconfusaA–F SNCA1117 G SNCA1118 A dorsal habitus B ventral habitus C, D aedeagus in lateral view E, F aedeagus in ventral view G female tergite VIII. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 0.5 mm (C–F); 0.25 mm (G).

https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1133610Measurements.

BL: 8.4–9.1 mm, FL: 7.3–8.1 mm. HW: 1.76–1.89 mm, PW: 3.58–3.77 mm, EW: 3.63–3.82 mm, AL: 4.56–4.90 mm, PL: 2.16–2.38 mm, EL: 4.17–4.36 mm.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan) and Myanmar. New to China.

Remarks.

The metallic hue of the elytra ranges from usually greenish-coppery to rarely blue or violet (Assing 2018). The specimens we collected in Yunnan all have blue metallic elytra. New record for China.

AssingV (2018) On some species of Apatetica Westwood (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Apateticinae).Beiträge zur Entomologie68(2): 347–359. https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.68.2.347-359