A revision of Sunius XV. Six new species from Kyrgyzstan and the Himalaya, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) Author Assing, Volker text Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2015 2015-12-21 65 2 287 295 https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1884 journal article 2516 10.21248/contrib.entomol.65.2.287-295 d90577e5-63ce-465c-a7de-f23e166ad4fe 0005-805X 5370974 Sunius virilis spec. nov. ( Figs 11–14 ) Type material : Holotype ♂ : “ INDIA W. Begal, Darjeeling distr. , Algarah–Labha 1900 m , Besuchet-Löbl 11.X.78 / Holotypus ♂ Sunius virilis spec. nov. det. V. Assing 2015” ( MHNG ) . Paratypes : 3 ♀♀ : same data as holotype ( MHNG , cAss) . Etymology : The specific epithet (Latin, adjective: virile, masculine) alludes to the conspicuously long and large aedeagus. Description : Body length 3.7–4.0 mm; length of forebody 1.8–1.9 mm . External characters ( Fig. 11 ) similar to those of S. marratus , except for the slightly larger size and the less dense and less coarse punctation of the anterior dorsal portion of the head. ♂ : sternite VII without distinct modifications; sternite VIII ( Fig. 12 ) distinctly oblong, nearly 1.3 times as long as broad, and with small and shallow posterior incision; aedeagus ( Figs 13–14 ) of highly distinctive morphology, 0.8 mm long; ventral process of distinctive shape; internal sac with pair of enormous (length: 0.9 mm ), strongly sclerotized internal structures of different shapes. Comparative notes : Like S. marratus , this species belongs to the S. manasluensis group. It differs from other species of this group by the shape of the male sternite VIII and particularly by the highly distinctive morphology of the aedeagus. Distribution and natural history : The type locality is situated between Algarah and Labha in Darjeeling district (North India : West Bengal ) at an altitude of 1900 m .