<documentid="41078035E8A1D5811C095F81126252CD"ID-DOI="10.25674/SO94iSS3iD303"ID-ISSN="2509-9523"ID-Zenodo-Dep="13193962"IM.bibliography_approvedBy="felipe"IM.illustrations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.metadata_approvedBy="felipe"IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="felipe"IM.treatments_approvedBy="felipe"checkinTime="1722631614709"checkinUser="felipe"docAuthor="Frisch, Johannes & Mainda, Tobias"docDate="2022"docId="039B5575FF9ADF793AB7FD50FBE7FDA3"docLanguage="en"docName="SoilOrg.94.3.139-147.pdf"docOrigin="Soil Organisms 94 (3)"docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.25674/so94iss3id303"docStyle="DocumentStyle:EA2ECAC87EC21C07AB805D5B9B4601F2.2:SoilOrg.2018-.journal_article"docStyleId="EA2ECAC87EC21C07AB805D5B9B4601F2"docStyleName="SoilOrg.2018-.journal_article"docStyleVersion="2"docTitle="Scopaeus balkei Frisch & Mainda, 2022, spec. nov."docType="treatment"docVersion="2"lastPageNumber="146"masterDocId="FFA22D0DFF9EDF7E3A19FFECFFA6FFF1"masterDocTitle="The Scopaeus kokodanus species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, with description of three new species"masterLastPageNumber="147"masterPageNumber="139"pageNumber="143"updateTime="1722679412379"updateUser="ExternalLinkService"zenodo-license-document="CC-BY-4.0">
<mods:titleid="48FA55FDB99E8A96F120F9C40AD2E9FA">The Scopaeus kokodanus species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, with description of three new species</mods:title>
<mods:affiliationid="ED398E1CD84A9346F6ED25288620BC23">MUSeUM füR NatURKUnDe BeRLin, Leibniz InStitUte fOR EvOLUtiOn anD BiODiveRSity Science,</mods:affiliation>
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<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF9ADF7A3AACFD33FF5FFD06"box="[181,249,735,759]"captionStart="Figures 1–4"captionStartId="2.[151,224,1930,1952]"captionTargetBox="[275,1286,249,1823]"captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1398,230,1903]"captionTargetPageId="2"captionText="Figures 1–4. Habitus of Scopaeus kokodanus, Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Waritaian (1), S. arfakmontium, paratype, Indonesia, West Papua,Arfak Mts (2), S. balkei, paratype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts (3), S. potamides, paratype, Solomon Islands, Kolombangara (4)."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193964"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193964/files/figure.png"pageId="4"pageNumber="143">Figs 3</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF9ADF7A3B72FD33FE75FD06"box="[363,467,735,759]"captionStart="Figures 17–24"captionStartId="6.[151,224,1885,1907]"captionTargetBox="[222,1362,228,1856]"captionTargetId="figure-24@6.[151,1398,224,1865]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Figures 17–24. Abdominal sternite VII (17, 19, 21) and abdominal sternite VIII (18, 20, 22) of Scopaeus arfakmontium, holotype, Indonesia, West Papua,Arfak Mts (17, 18), S. balkei, holotype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts (19, 20), S. potamides, paratype, Solomon Islands, Kolombangara (21, 22), S. kokodanus (23). Figs 23, 24: sperm pumps of (23) S. kokodanus, Papua New Guinea, Morobe, (24) S. balkei, paratype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193972"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193972/files/figure.png"pageId="4"pageNumber="143">19, 20, 24</figureCitation>
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<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF9ADF7A3EECFEB8FA92FE9D"box="[1269,1332,340,364]"captionStart="Figures 1–4"captionStartId="2.[151,224,1930,1952]"captionTargetBox="[275,1286,249,1823]"captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1398,230,1903]"captionTargetPageId="2"captionText="Figures 1–4. Habitus of Scopaeus kokodanus, Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Waritaian (1), S. arfakmontium, paratype, Indonesia, West Papua,Arfak Mts (2), S. balkei, paratype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts (3), S. potamides, paratype, Solomon Islands, Kolombangara (4)."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193964"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193964/files/figure.png"pageId="4"pageNumber="143">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
) times as long as tempora. Elytra about as long as pronotum. Penultimate segment of antenna about 1.2 times as long as wide. Tibia of mesothoracic leg 6.7 – 8.2 (
) times as long as wide. Body black-brown except for yellow distal fifth of elytra, medium brown maxillary palpi, yellow-brown legs with medium brown femora, and antennae with medium brown segments 1 and 2 followed by blackened segments 3 – 6, which are gradually lighter towards yellowish brown segments 7 – 11.
<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF99DF793ADCFA9CFEA8FA79"box="[197,270,1392,1416]"captionStart="Figures 17–24"captionStartId="6.[151,224,1885,1907]"captionTargetBox="[222,1362,228,1856]"captionTargetId="figure-24@6.[151,1398,224,1865]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Figures 17–24. Abdominal sternite VII (17, 19, 21) and abdominal sternite VIII (18, 20, 22) of Scopaeus arfakmontium, holotype, Indonesia, West Papua,Arfak Mts (17, 18), S. balkei, holotype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts (19, 20), S. potamides, paratype, Solomon Islands, Kolombangara (21, 22), S. kokodanus (23). Figs 23, 24: sperm pumps of (23) S. kokodanus, Papua New Guinea, Morobe, (24) S. balkei, paratype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193972"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193972/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="146">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF99DF793AE7FA7DFEE8FA58"box="[254,334,1425,1449]"captionStart="Figures 17–24"captionStartId="6.[151,224,1885,1907]"captionTargetBox="[222,1362,228,1856]"captionTargetId="figure-24@6.[151,1398,224,1865]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Figures 17–24. Abdominal sternite VII (17, 19, 21) and abdominal sternite VIII (18, 20, 22) of Scopaeus arfakmontium, holotype, Indonesia, West Papua,Arfak Mts (17, 18), S. balkei, holotype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts (19, 20), S. potamides, paratype, Solomon Islands, Kolombangara (21, 22), S. kokodanus (23). Figs 23, 24: sperm pumps of (23) S. kokodanus, Papua New Guinea, Morobe, (24) S. balkei, paratype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193972"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193972/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="146">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
) with median lobe of posterior margin as long as lateroposterior angles; end of median lobe notably emarginate; four distinct, pigmented macrosetae situated close to posterior margin of sternite.
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<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF99DF79381FF9DAFDF2F9BC"box="[518,596,1589,1614]"captionStart="Figure 25"captionStartId="7.[189,253,1069,1091]"captionTargetBox="[189,801,239,1046]"captionTargetId="figure-632@7.[189,804,236,1046]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="Figure 25. Habitat of Scopaeus balkei in the Foja Mountains, Indonesia, Papua Province."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193978"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193978/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="146">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
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<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF99DF7938EEF974FF6CF920"captionStart="Figures 1–4"captionStartId="2.[151,224,1930,1952]"captionTargetBox="[275,1286,249,1823]"captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1398,230,1903]"captionTargetPageId="2"captionText="Figures 1–4. Habitus of Scopaeus kokodanus, Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Waritaian (1), S. arfakmontium, paratype, Indonesia, West Papua,Arfak Mts (2), S. balkei, paratype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts (3), S. potamides, paratype, Solomon Islands, Kolombangara (4)."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193964"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193964/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="146">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF99DF79386AF955FD1CF920"box="[627,698,1721,1745]"captionStart="Figures 1–4"captionStartId="2.[151,224,1930,1952]"captionTargetBox="[275,1286,249,1823]"captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1398,230,1903]"captionTargetPageId="2"captionText="Figures 1–4. Habitus of Scopaeus kokodanus, Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Waritaian (1), S. arfakmontium, paratype, Indonesia, West Papua,Arfak Mts (2), S. balkei, paratype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts (3), S. potamides, paratype, Solomon Islands, Kolombangara (4)."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193964"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193964/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="146">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
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<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF99DF793B73F936FE08F903"box="[362,430,1754,1778]"captionStart="Figures 1–4"captionStartId="2.[151,224,1930,1952]"captionTargetBox="[275,1286,249,1823]"captionTargetId="figure-24@2.[151,1398,230,1903]"captionTargetPageId="2"captionText="Figures 1–4. Habitus of Scopaeus kokodanus, Papua New Guinea, Morobe, Waritaian (1), S. arfakmontium, paratype, Indonesia, West Papua,Arfak Mts (2), S. balkei, paratype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts (3), S. potamides, paratype, Solomon Islands, Kolombangara (4)."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193964"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193964/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="146">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
) by smaller body size and non-pyriform head. The species can moreover be separated from
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by the yellow apical margin of the elytra, the smaller aedeagus with stouter lateral lobes, laterally not widened, but ventrally angled extended apical lobes and round apex of the dorsal lobe (
<figureCitationid="1309F8E6FF99DF793E68FEFEFB6EFEDB"box="[1137,1224,274,298]"captionStart="Figures 17–24"captionStartId="6.[151,224,1885,1907]"captionTargetBox="[222,1362,228,1856]"captionTargetId="figure-24@6.[151,1398,224,1865]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Figures 17–24. Abdominal sternite VII (17, 19, 21) and abdominal sternite VIII (18, 20, 22) of Scopaeus arfakmontium, holotype, Indonesia, West Papua,Arfak Mts (17, 18), S. balkei, holotype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts (19, 20), S. potamides, paratype, Solomon Islands, Kolombangara (21, 22), S. kokodanus (23). Figs 23, 24: sperm pumps of (23) S. kokodanus, Papua New Guinea, Morobe, (24) S. balkei, paratype, Indonesia, Papua, Cyclops Mts."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13193972"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13193972/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="146">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
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’ (Latinized noun, derived from the surname ‘Balke’, genitive) we warmly dedicate the species to Michael Balke, coleopterist at the Zoologische Staatssammlung Munich, who actively supports the second author in his entomological activities.