New data on the Afrotropical Xantholinini. 3. New species from Ethiopia of the Naturkundemuseum, Erfurt (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)
Author
Bordoni, Arnaldo
text
Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology
2019
2019-06-24
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journal article
10.21248/contrib.entomol.69.1.079-085
0005-805X
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Balchis oromiana
spec. nov.
urn: lsid:zoobank.org:act:
504C405E-7F96-477E-96EC-334336EBFC05
(
Figs 18–20
)
Examined material
:
Holotype
:
Ethiopia
,
Oromia prov.
, above
Dodola
,
3400-3700 m
,
06.51N
,
39.14E
,
J. Schmidt
12.XII.2016
(
NME
);
paratypes
: same data, 4 (
NME
), 1, 1 (cB).
Description
: Length of body 7,5 mm, from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra:
3.5 mm
. Brachypterous, reddish brown very dark with brown antennae and legs. Head ovoid elongate, barely narrow anteriad, with moderately rounded sides and narrowly rounded posterior angles. Eyes vey small and flat. Surface of head with very fine, dense, transverse microstriation and scattered, deep punctation, apart a wide median stripe. Pronotum massive, moderately dilated anteriad, longer than head, as wide as it, with very oblique anterior margins and widely rounded anterior angles. Surface similar to that of head, with dorsal series of 10-11 punctures and lateral series of 6-7 irregular punctures; other punctures near the anterior angles. Elytra short, moderately dilated posteriad, shorter and a little narrower than pronotum, with obsolete humeral angles. Surface wrinkled, with fine, sparse punctation, arranged in some series. Abdomen with transverse micro-striation and sparse punctation, arranged in some series on each segment.
Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in
Figs 18-19
. Aedeagus (
Fig. 20
)
0.7 mm
long, subspherical, with asymmetric, long parameres, dilated in the proximal portion; distal lobule sub-rectangular; inner sac partially everted, indefinable, with some, very fine spinulae.
Etymology
: The specific epithet refers to
Oromia province
.
Distribution
: The species is known only from the
type
locality.
Remarks
: This species differs from its congeners by larger size, darker color and genitalia.