A Revision of the New Zealand GenusStenosagolaBroun, 1921 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Faronitae)
Author
Park, J. - S.
Author
Carlton, C. E.
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2013
2013-09-30
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3
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-67.3.335
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X-67.3.335
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Stenosagola tararuaensis
Park and Carlton
,
new species
Type Material.
Holotype
.
NEW ZEALAND
:
WELLINGTON
(
WN
):
1♂
(wingless male), aedeagus dissected and mounted in balsam on a clear plastic card, “
NEW ZEALAND
: WN:
Tararua Forest
, above
Akatarawa Saddle
,
455m
, h,
26 XI–21 XII 2005
, broadleaf-podocarp forest on slope;
FMHD#2005-0112
,
flight intercept trap
,
A. Newton
and
M. Thayer
;
ANMT
site 1151”, “
HOLOTYPE
Stenosagola tararuaensis
Park and Carlton
des. 2013”
.
Paratypes
(
n
= 8:
6 males
,
2 females
)
NEW ZEALAND
:
WELLINGTON
(
WN
)
:
2♂♂
(
1♂
, slide-mounted),
Tararua Forest
, above
Akatarawa Saddle
,
455m
,
40°56.936′S
175°06.529′E
,
26 XI 2005
, broadleaf-podocarp forest on slope,
FMHD#2005-033
,
berl., leaf and log litter,
A. Newton
and M.
Thayer
,
ANMT
site 1151 (
FMNH
);
1♂
,
Tararua Forest
Park,
Judd Ridge
,
Field’
s
Track
,
Field Hut
vic.,
855m
,
40°54.474′S
175°15.371′E
,
24 XI–26 XI 2005
, broadleaf (
Notho.
meziesii-
Weinmonnia
racemosa
)-podocarp forest,
FMHD#2005- 040
,
berl., moss on logs,
A. Solodovnikov
and D.
Clarke
,
ANMT
site 1153 (
FMNH
);
3♂♂
2♀
(
2♀
, slide-mounted),
Akatarawa
saddle,
Tararua S. F.
, (
S of Waikanoe
),
500m
,
7 III 1978
,
S Peck
, berl. litter (
FMNH
)
.
Etymology.
This species is named after the
type
locality, Tararua Forest Park,
Wellington
(WN).
Diagnosis.
Stenosagola tararuaensis
is similar in appearance to other members of the
connata
group but can be distinguished by the shape of the male genitalia (
Fig. 10e
).
Description.
Length
1.2–1.5 mm
(
Fig. 7a–b
).
Head
: Wingless male head approximately 1.30 times, female 1.48 times longer than wide. Wingless male eye approximately 0.70 times, female 0.42 times as long as temple. Wingless male antennomeres 3–6 subquadrate, 7–8 slightly transverse, 9–10 transverse. Female antennomeres 3–5 subquadrate, 6–10 transverse.
Thorax
: Pronotum as long as wide. Wingless male elytra approximately 1.22 times, female 1.25 times longer than pronotum. Wingless male meso- and metaventrites trapezoidal, approximately 1.19 times, female 1.14 times longer than pronotum.
Aedeagus
: Median lobe slender, approximately twice as broad as paramere (
Fig. 10e
). Paramere symmetrical, setae present anteriorly (
Fig. 10e
).
Distribution.
Wellington
(WN),
New Zealand
(
Fig. 11
, squares).
Habitat.
Specimens were collected using flight intercept traps (FIT) and by sifting leaf, log, and, moss litter in
Nothofagus
, podocarp, and broadleaf forests.