A revision of the Sunius species of the Western Palaearctic region and Middle Asia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) Author Assing, V. Author A, North text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2008 2008-07-10 40 1 5 135 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.13133503 0253-116X 13133503 4.6. Sunius georgii ADORNO & ZANETTI 2003 Sunius georgii ADORNO & ZANETTI 2003: 38 ff. T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Paratypes :13: " Foresta di Malabotta , Sicilia , 12.5.01 / leg. Adorno & Sabella / Paratypus / Sunius georgii n. sp. det. Zanetti 2000" (cZan) ; 1♀ : " Sicilia , Nebrodi , 12/5/01, B. Malabotta , 1250 m , Montalbano Elicona ( ME ) / Vista-Vaglio, Sotto massi infossati, leg. Adorno & Sabella / Sunius georgii Adorno & Zanetti / Paratypus " (cZan) . D i a g n o s i s: Somewhatsmallerthan S. ignatii , 3.7-3.8 mm . Whole body yellowish brown. Head approximately as wide as long, puncturation moderately coarse and moderately dense in lateral areas, sparse in median dorsal area; whole surface with distinct microsculpture composed of isodiametric meshes. Eyes conspicuously small, approximately 1/5 the length of postocular region in dorsal view and composed of less than 10 ommatidia. Pronotum approximately as wide as long and about 0.95 times as wide as head; puncturation similar to that of head, but distinctly denser; interstices with distinct microreticulation. Elytra approximately as wide and at suture 0.8 times as long as pronotum; puncturation less defined than that of head and pronotum; interstices without microsculpture. Hind wings reduced. Abdomen approximately 1.1 times as wide as elytra; puncturation fine; microsculpture shallow; posterior margin of tergite VII without palisade fringe. 3: sternite VII with weakly concave posterior margin, not distinctly modified; sternite VIII with broad and rather shallow posterior incision, otherwise unmodified; aedeagus of similar general morphology as in S. ignatii , but ventral process of slightly different shape and internal structures of different morphology; for illustrations see ADORNO & ZANETTI (2003). C o m p a r a t i v e n o t e s: From other locally endemic species occurring in Italy , S. georgii is distinguished especially by the uniformly pale coloration, the pronounced microsculpture of the head and pronotum, the small eyes, and the morphology of the aedeagus. D i s t r i b u t i o n: The species has become known only from the Bosco di Malabotta in the Monti Nebrodi, northern Sicily (ADORNO & ZANETTI 2003).