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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26.
moehauensis
species-group
(2 species)
Diagnosis.
Members of the
moehauensis
species
-
group can be distinguished from other
Sagola
species-groups by the following combination of characters: body length
2.5–2.8 mm
; antennomere 1 approximately 2 times longer than wide with dull surface; male head triangular with projecting temporal lobe (
Fig. 64e–f
) and female head longer than wide; anterior frontal fovea oval, partially covered by frontal rostrum, and posterior frontal fovea oval (
Fig. 64f
); hind wings fully developed; abdominal tergites IV–VI with discal carinae; parameres divided (
Fig. 64c–d
).
KEY TO SPECIES OF THE
MOEHAUENSIS
SPECIES
-
GROUP
The key is based on male specimens because female specimens are indistinguishable based on external morphology.
1. Temporal lobes of ventral surface of head flattened (
Fig. 64e
: arrow); median lobe of genitalia subquadrate and phallobase of genitalia subquadrate (
Fig. 64c
); parameres narrowly divided (
Fig. 64c
) ................................ .........................
S. moehauensis
new species
1′. Temporal lobes of ventral surface of head concave; median lobe of genitalia rectangular and phallobase of genitalia triangular (
Fig. 64d
); paramere broadly divided (
Fig. 64d
) ..........................
S
.
horokakaensis
new species