A revision of the New Zealand species of the genus Sagola Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae)
Author
Park, J. - S.
Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Department of Entomology, LSB 404 Louisiana State University Agric
Author
Carlton, C. E.
Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Department of Entomology, LSB 404 Louisiana State University Agric
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2014
mo 13
2014-12-01
68
1
156
journal article
3079
10.1649/072.068.0mo4.1
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16.
arboricola
species-group
(2 species)
Diagnosis.
Members of the
arboricola
speciesgroup can be distinguished from other
Sagola
species-groups by the following combination of characters: body length 2.3–3.0 mm; antennomere 1 approximately 1.5 times longer than wide; frontal sulcus deep reaching one-third length of eye; anterior frontal fovea oval, posterior frontal fovea round (
Fig. 41e
); eye large and prominent, approximately as long as temple (
Fig. 41e
); ventral surface of male head with process bearing dense setae behind mouthparts (
Fig. 41f
); hind wings well-developed; abdominal tergites IV–VI with discal carinae.
Fig. 41.
Sagola
species
in the
arboricola
species-group, Habitus, dorsal views: a)
S. arboricola
, b)
S. tenebrica
. Aedeagi, dorsal views: c)
S. arboricola
, d)
S. tenebrica
.
S. arboricola
, male head: e) Dorsal surface, f) Ventral surface. Scale bars a–b = 1 mm, c–f = 0.1 mm.
KEY TO SPECIES OF THE
ARBORICOLA
SPECIES- GROUP
The key is based on male specimens because most female specimens are indistinguishable based on external morphology.
1. Body length
2.3–2.7 mm
; antennomeres 2–10 with distinct tubercles; ventral surface of head with inverted triangular process bearing dense setae behind mouthparts (
Fig. 41f
); abdominal ventrite VII with round depression medially ...................................
S. arboricola
Broun
1′. Larger body, length 2.5–3.0 mm; ventral surface of head with blunt process bearing dense setae behind mouthparts; antennomeres 2–10 subquadrate and weakly enlarged; abdominal ventrite VII simple ...........
S. tenebrica
Broun