Lathrobium gotoianum Y. Sato sp. nov. and Lathrobium fukuense Y. Sato sp. nov. are described from Gotô Islands, north of Kyushu, Japan. The previous record of Lathrobium pollens Sharp, 1889 in Gotô Island (Imasaka et al. 1994) may be the result of misidentification of Lathrobium gotoianum Y. Sato sp. nov.
Five species of the Lathrobium nomurai group are (re)described: Lathrobium nomurai Nakane, 1955, L. fujimotoi Y. Watanabe, 2001, L. hikosanense Y. Watanabe, 1998, L. yufuense sp. nov., and L. denchu sp. nov. All species inhabit the upper hypogean zone or are found under stones in the northern Kyushu, Japan. Their distribution patterns are discussed and compared to other members of this species group.
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