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KEYWORDS : Coleoptera;Staphylinidae;Lathrobium;new species;new subspecies;the Kuril Islands

The brachypterous members of the staphylinid genus Lathrobium from the Kuril Islands are dealt with. Lathrobium japonicum Bernhauer is redescribed and its male genital organ is illustrated for the first time. Two new subspecies of Lathrobium japonicum are described under the names L. (s. str.)japonicum kunashirense and L. (s. str.)japonicum konoi. Two new species of this species-group are described under the names L. (s. str.) minakawai and L. (s.str.) oharai.