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
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
2014
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2014-12-01
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Sagola flemingensis
Park and Carlton
,
new species
(
Figs. 76a, 76c, 76e
,
78
)
Type Material.
Holotype
.
NEW ZEALAND
:
Auckland
Islands
:
1♂
(
NZAC
), “New Zealand: AU: Auckland I., Fleming Plateau,
563m
, swards
20 Feb 1973
, JS Dugdale 73/58”, “
HOLOTYPE
Sagola flemingensis
Park and Carlton 2013
”
.
Paratypes
(
n
=
48:
29 males
;
19 females
).
NEW ZEALAND
:
Auckland
Islands
:
13♂♂
11♀♀
(
1♂
, slide-mounted;
NZAC
), same data as holotype
.
3♂♂
2♀♀
(
NZAC
),
Fleming Plateau
,
426m
, swards,
9 II 1973
,
JS Dugdale
;
2♂♂
1♀
(
1♂
, slide-mounted;
NZAC
),
Fleming Plateau
,
518m
,
Carnley Harbor
, swards,
9 II 1973
,
JS Dugdale
;
3♂♂
2♀♀
(
NZAC
),
Fleming Plateau
,
487m
, swards,
12 II 1973
,
JS Dugdale
;
4♂♂
1♀
(
NZAC
), e end of
Tagua Bay
,
Carnley Harbor
, litter,
4 II 1973
,
JS Dugdale
;
1♂
1♀
(
NZAC
),
Mt.
D’
Urville
,
639m
, moss & mats,
4 I 1973
,
J. Rarrell
;
2♂♂
(
NZAC
),
Fleming Plateau
,
578m
,
Carnley Harbor
, moss,
7 II 1973
,
JS Dugdale
;
1♂
(
NZAC
),
Adams I
,
Magnetic Cove
,
East Ridge
, moss,
22 I 1966
,
G. Kuschel
.
Etymology.
This species is named after the
type
locality, Fleming Plateau,
Auckland
Islands.
Diagnosis.
This species can be distinguished from other
Sagola
species
by the following combination of characters: body small, length
2.1–2.4 mm
; antennomeres 9–11 weakly clubbed; anterior frontal fovea keyhole-shaped; eye small, one-fourth length of temple; shape of antennomeres and genitalia unique to species; only known from
Auckland
Islands.
Description.
Length
2.1–2.4 mm
. Body brown, antennae, legs, maxillary palpi,and elytra paler (
Fig. 76a
).
Head:
Male head round, widest at midpoint of head (
Fig. 76e
). Antennomere 1 approximately 1.5 times longer than wide, 2 longer than wide, 3 subquadrate, 4–6 longer than wide, 7–8 subquadrate, 9–10 transverse, 9–11 weakly clubbed. Frontal sulcus shallow, reaching posterior margin of eye. Anterior frontal fovea keyhole-shaped, partially covered by frontal rostrum (
Fig. 76e
). Eye small, one-fourth length of temple (
Fig. 76e
).
Thorax:
Prosternum as long as wide, widest at midpoint. Elytra as long as wide (
Fig. 76a
). Meso-and metathorax trapezoidal, as long as wide.
Abdomen:
Male tergite IV without patch of microtrichia.
Aedeagus:
Median lobe of genitalia longer than parameres (
Fig. 76c
). Phallobase of median lobe symmetrical and rounded (
Fig. 76c
). Parameres symmetrical, but right slightly longer than left and with setae apically (
Fig. 76c
).
Distribution.
Auckland
Islands (
Fig. 78
: triangle).
Habitat.
Specimens of this species were collected by sifting litter in swards, moss, or mats.