New data on the Oriental Xantholinini. XXIV. Nine new taxa of Paratesba from Danum Valley, Sabah, and dichotomic key of the bornean species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 221 ° contribution to the knowledge of the Staphylinidae
Author
Bordoni, A.
text
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2011
2011-07-25
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.10101507
0253-116X
10101507
Paratesba lithocarpi
nov.sp.
(figs 9, 27-28, 48-50)
H o l o t y p e:
Malaysia
,
Sabah
,
Lahad Datu
, Ulu Segama For. Res.,
Danum
Valley Forest
Centre
,
04° 57.9'N-
117° 48.1'E
, 200 mt,
XI.2005
, 1°
Forest
, FIT, coll.
Mann
,
Slade
&
Villanueva
, OUMNH-2006-051 (
OUMNH
)
;
paratypes
: same data, 2 (
OUMNH
), 2 (cB), 1 (cR)
.
D e s c r i p t i o n: Body length
22,5 mm
; length from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra
10,5 mm
.
Body very robust. Head, pronotum, scutellum, abdomen blacks; elytra red ligth orange, almost yellow; apex of genital segment red. Head with carinae arranged as in
Fig.27
, with punctuation similar to
Paratesba fluvialis
but more dense. Clypeus with minute striolae, more or less obvious. Antennae with 3° article muh longer than 2°. Labrum as in
Fig. 9
. Pronotum massive, broad, with anterior margin as in
Fig. 28
, with
Paratesba fluvialis
-like punctuation, but with dorsal series of 5-6 spots in front and 3 spots behind. Elytra with the usual form and punctuation. Abdomen with traces of transverse microstriature and
Paratesba fluvialis
-like punctuation, but much thicker.
Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in
Figs 49-50
. Aedeagus (
Fig. 48
).
D i s t r i b u t i o n: It is known only from the
type
locality.
E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet refers to the lithocarp forest in where live the species.