New data on the Oriental Xantholinini. XXIV. Nine new taxa of Paratesba from Danum Valley, Sabah, and dichotomic key of the bornean species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 221 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae
Author
Bordoni, A.
text
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2011
2011-07-25
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.10101507
0253-116X
10101507
Paratesba rubescens
nov.sp.
(
Figs 3
,
15-16
,
34-36
)
H o l o y p e:
Sabah
,
Danum Valley
BRL,
G. de Rougemont
14-16.II.2007
,
Fit
(cR)
;
paratype
:
Malaysia
,
Sabah
,
Lahad Datu
, Ulu Segama For. Res.,
Danum
Valley Forest
Centre
,
04° 57.9'N-
117° 48.1'E
, 200 mt,
XI.2005
, 1°
Forest
, FIT, coll.
Mann
,
Slade
&
Villanueva
, OUMNH-2006- 051, 1 (
OUMNH
)
.
D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length
16 mm
; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra
7,5 mm
.
Body narrow. Head and pronotum blaks; elytra red orange with blak scutellum; abdominal visible segments 1-4 red light, 5-6 black, with light red posterior margins; genital segment red light.
Antennae with 3° segment much longer than 2°. Head with clear, smooth carinae, as in
Fig. 15
; punctuation as in
Paratesba sabahensis
but denser, especially on the sides. Labrum as in
Fig. 3
. Pronotum a little longer and about the same width of the head, with anterior mergin as in
Fig. 16
, with much dense punctuation that in
P. sabahensis
, with dorsal series formed by 8-9 points. Elytra with the usual shape and punctuation. Abdomen with very fine and dense transversal microstriation and with more or less large punctuation, similar to
P. sabahensis
but much more superficial.
Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in
Figs 35-36
. Aedeagus (
Fig. 34
).
D i s t r i b u t i o n: It is known only from the
type
locality.
E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the colour of the abdomen.
N o t e: It is unique because the shape of the labrum and the light red color of most of the abdomen.